Liverpool drew 1-1 away to Man City on Sunday afternoon, with Mohamed Salah and Gabriel Jesus exchanging goals at the Etihad.
Man City 1-1 Liverpool
Premier League (8), Etihad Stadium
November 8, 2020
Goals: Salah pen 13′; Jesus 31′
The Reds faced their biggest match of the season so far, with City still their strongest title rivals in 2020/21.
Salah fired the champions ahead from the penalty spot, following Kyle Walker’s foul on Sadio Mane, as the visitors started superbly.
City were level thanks to Gabriel Jesus’ excellent solo effort, but Liverpool were let off the hook when Kevin De Bruyne’s penalty flew wide.
The second half was a far more forgettable affair, and in the end, both Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola appeared to be content with a point.
Here’s how supporters reacted to the draw on Twitter, Facebook and This Is Anfield’s forum.
Supporters seemed happy with the result…
Could’ve been 3pts with better finishing, but 1pt at the Etihad never a bad result. Gomez & Matip strong on their first start together, Henderson & Gini solid & front four brilliant in nullifying City at times. Fatigue always going to play a part 2nd half with fixture schedule.
— Leanne Prescott (@_lfcleanne) November 8, 2020
Liverpool won’t have many opportunities to improve on last season’s result in a fixture, but there’s one.
Well played, Reds.
— Andrew Beasley (@BassTunedToRed) November 8, 2020
“Great first half, ran out of puff in the second. Allison excellent. Good to have Matip back”
– Jon Elliott on Facebook.
After consecutive losses at their stadium, a draw is welcome.
It's a point more than last season. Lets see how they do at Anfield when we have the majority of our team back.
— GaGs (@GagsTandon) November 8, 2020
I’ll take that. Played reds
— Paul Senior ? (@PaulSenior1) November 8, 2020
“I’d have taken that this morning.”
– Red_Submarine on the forums.
https://twitter.com/stehoare/status/1325504537743028232?s=20
There was lots of praise for Gomez and Matip…
I will absolutely take that. Legs went in the second half, but a really solid performance overall.
Gomez excellent.
— Henry Jackson (@HenryJackson87) November 8, 2020
Joe Gomez was colossal this afternoon. Well in
— LFC Fans Corner (@LFCFansCorner) November 8, 2020
Matip, Gomez, Robertson and Wijnaldum all excellent. The front line weren’t their usual selves, but it’s a new configuration and could take time.
— John O'Sullivan (@NotoriousJOS) November 8, 2020
“Thought Gomez and Matip both did a good job in keeping their attacks to a minimum.”
– philwil on the forums.
Man of the Match for me was Matip, but Alisson was close – so proactive and dominant.
— Red (@TaintlessRed) November 8, 2020
Take that all day, never a bad point at the Etihad. Two in midfield nearly killed us from 65 onwards.
Also thought Joel Matip was great today.
— Keifer MacDonald (@KeiferMacD) November 8, 2020
Trent’s injury is a worry, though…
On Trent's injury, it shouldn't be a surprise. He's started every PL and CL game despite the condensed nature of the season and on top of his high workload of last two seasons. Plus England duty.
— Matt Ladson (@mattladson) November 8, 2020
Under the circumstances, we take that. Let’s hope Trent can recover during the international break. ???
— Adam Rowe (@adamrowecomedy) November 8, 2020
“Hope Trent is ok!”
– VJ Sagaran on Facebook.
I'll take a point in the end. Sublime first half, but tough going in the second. Trent's injury a bit of a worry but Reds are back to being tough to beat
— Jeff Goulding (@ShanklysBoys1) November 8, 2020
Under the circumstances, we take that. Let’s hope Trent can recover during the international break. ???
— Adam Rowe (@adamrowecomedy) November 8, 2020
Liverpool look in a strong position to defend their title…
No Van Dijk. No Fabinho. No Thiago. Three of the best at what they do in world football. Go to our biggest rivals with an attacking formation no other team would dare attempt. Come away with a point. Full strength we’ve pulled ahead from City. Which is mad given money spent. #LFC
— Si Steers (@sisteers) November 8, 2020
Haven’t seen anything from City that’ll suggest they’ll finish above us this season. Obviously no guaranteed, but I honestly think we’ll win it again. Time will tell I guess.
— Karl (@KarlThyer) November 8, 2020
“With Chelsea, Arsenal and City out of the way we can look forward to picking up more points.”
– Benson Aimar on Facebook.
2nd half was a different game but Robertson and Gomez were good. Thought Milner and Shaq did well when they came on. Big point though especially after Trent's injury.
That's Everton, Chelsea and City away done and 5 points from it, not bad but bit unfortunate not to have 7/9
— Dinesh Kumar (@DHardayal) November 8, 2020
“We’ve had the toughest fixtures so far, with Leicester up next, so a win there puts us top with a decent amount of the toughest games out of the way already.”
– ILLOK on the forums.
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