Dubbed the ‘League Final’ and Match of the Year by many, the highly publicized Manchester City-Liverpool clash at the Etihad was a tough one. Goals, stages, spectacle and incredible excitement from the first second to the last, but what he didn’t have was a winner as the Blue and Reds failed to settle their differences after going 2-2 for the Premier League’s 32nd game and the thriller at the top, which continues from the moment the champion retained the +1, but there are still seven games left for the final.

The hosts took the lead in the 5th minute with De Bruyne and the Merseyside Reds responded with Zotas in the 13th minute to end the first half The champions have the lead thanks to Jesούςs’ goal in 37′. However, Mane brought the derby to a draw early in the second half, 2-2 sealing the players’ efforts as in their respective first-round games and both teams renewed their appeals for the FA Cup semi-finals next Saturday (16/4).

The game

Manchester City was the one who came in with a knife in his teeth in the top derby and put his head in the score very quickly. Sterling failed to hit Allison in a foursome in the 5th minute (starting with a Jesούςs shot from the right), but as the stage progressed De Bruyne found space outside the great room and fired a powerful shot, with the ball finding and in Matip and with the help of the left crossbar the red goal in the net (1:0).

In the following minutes, Klopp’s players looked “lost” and disorganized on the field, but not only managed to collect their stones in the 13th minute, but also achieved a draw in their first period. Robertson made the cross from the left and Alexander-Arnold was thrown at the far post to hand the ball to Zota, who beat Anderson by placement to go 1-1 with his 15th Premier League goal of the year.

City began to regain control of the game after 20 minutes and were the ones who got into opponents’ frames more easily, with De Bruyne in the 29th and Cancello in the 35th having two good shots but their efforts saw blurred.

However, those opportunities were a warning to Liverpool’s defence, which failed to inspire stability and security from Allison to go 2-1 for the hosts in the 37th minute when a Cancello cross saw Jesούςs thrown onto Alexander’s back from the left . Arnold and with a perfect place defeated the Brazilian keeper 2-1.

This result lasted until the final of the first part, with the Citizens’ lead being completely fair as it was not only the team with the most chances (7-2 the final, 0.79-0.46 the xgoals, 18- 9 the actions in the opponent’s area), but also the one who seemed to control the pace for most of the game and even managed to completely neutralize Salah and Mane.

However, the second half started ideally at 46 seconds for Liverpool, finding the net and returning the derby to normal. It was the moment Salah Mane provided a fantastic assist as the Senegalese international took on Anderson and defeated him with a cool pitch, writing the 2-2 on the day of his 30th birthday.

In the 53rd minute, Zota threatened to make it 2-3, but Anderson kept blocking, with City picking up steam after the 55th minute and putting pressure on the Reds. In the 61st minute, Jesούςs suffered several opponents and made the shot from a very good position in the large area that stopped at Van Dyke’s feet, while Sterling set fire to the stands in the 63rd minute and Allison with a place after defeated a vertical pass from De Bruyne, but the goal didn’t count after phase control by VAR (he was a few centimeters exposed).

In the sequel, both teams paid close attention to their defense and the two coaches made their first moves from the bench, with Klopp throwing Dias and Keita in the 70th and 78th minutes in place of Zota and Henderson respectively, and Guardiola Sterling through Mahrez in the Mitte replaced in the 75th minute.

The two coaches continued the moves on the chessboard after the 80th minute, with Grillis and Firmino taking their places on the pitch, with City on their side having the next good moment of the game in the 90th minute with his direct foul Mahrez, to send the ball Ball outside the right post of Allison’s goal.

In the fourth minute of the delay, the Algerian had a great chance against him to give his team the win and at the same time “end” the title affair, but he dug his place from the height of the Greater Under pressure from the fans, Dike and Matip sent the ball sadistically over the bar to 2:2.

MANCHESTER CITY: Anderson, Walker, Stones, Laport, Cancello, De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Fontaine, Jesóύςs (83′ Grillis), Sterling (75′ Mahrez)

LIVERPOOL: Allison, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dyke, Matip, Robertson, Henderson (78′ Keita), Fambino, Thiago, Salah, Mane (84′ Firmino), Zota (70′ Dias)

The results of the 32nd game

The highlights

Everton 1-0 Manchester United

Arsenal – Brighton 1-2

Southampton-Chelsea 0-6

Watford – Leeds 0-3

Aston Villa – Tottenham 0-4

Norwich – Burnley 2-0

Brentford-Westham 2-0

Leicester – Crystal Palace 2-1

Premier League rankings

The program of the 33rd game