Manchester City and Liverpool let go of the Premier League lead by drawing 1 – 1 – – 2024-03-11 23:17:14

Liverpool forgave a victory that was close to them, in their hand and in their boots, especially by the Colombian Luis Díaz, against Manchester City, who lost the direction of the match and suffered to save a point (1-1) that they maintain in a The fight for the leadership of the Premier that Arsenal maintains, by goal difference, took hold.

One point separates the three contenders for the English competition title. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, which carried out the duel against Brentford with great difficulty, is at the top, equal on points with Liverpool, below in terms of goals scored and conceded. One less than Pep Guardiola’s side, who slowed down their pace at Anfield after three straight wins.

The ‘red’ field resists the current champion, who has only won twice at Anfield in the last thirty years in the Premier. City took the lead in a laboratory action that was completed by John Stones. But he paid for a rude error by Nathan Ake that resulted in the penalty that Argentine Alexis Mac Allister converted and that ended with goalkeeper Ederson injured and substituted.

Two goals, one for each side, little success for what the great duel of European football experienced, between two candidates for success, in the last ‘red’ season of Jurgen Klopp, who emerged victorious from the challenge despite the losses . He was relieved by the presence of Mohamed Salah in the last half hour. The Egyptian changed everything in a face to face that anyone could have won.

Conor Bradley had the first chance of the game. At least in his boots was the initial threat of the local team at the time when City was better. In fact, Pep Guardiola’s team did not threaten, they scored.

On the first clear opportunity he had, he did not forgive. It was in a laboratory, worked, rehearsal play, when City took advantage. A corner taken by Kevin de Bruyne at the near post. Aké took his defender away and Stones went into space. A soft touch and he beat Caoimhin Kelleher.

City was superior, the local team was able to equalize when a cross from Harvey Elliot was finished off unsuccessfully, in a good position, by the Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai and then Luis Díaz, in the crescent, touched a post.

Thus came the break, with the game under ‘citizen’ control and without excessive pressure. Until everything changed at the beginning of the second half. A bad pass from Aké to Ederson caused a foul inside the goal area, which ran over Darwin Núñez. Clear penalty that gave Liverpool the tie. Mac Allister did not miss from eleven meters.

The match was ‘red’ from that moment. City lost their goalkeeper, injured in the penalty action and substituted. Kelleher, however, saved Liverpool on the hour mark when he came out one-on-one with Phil Foden.

But Luis Díaz had the victory. The Colombian had the clearest scoring chances of the match. Definitive. Failed. A solo one-on-one against Ortega that he raised and deflected excessively. Another one, next, in which he was slow and allowed Kyle Walker to take away his saving shot.

And Salah had entered at game time and had changed everything. Not so much in front of goal. But when it comes to ordering the game.

City also had its own thing, in the end. Foden, accidentally, after a rebound from the goalkeeper, hit the ball against the crossbar. Jarell Quansah responded to this occasion with a shot from outside that frustrated goalkeeper Ortega. The last one was from City, in a angled shot from Jeremy Doku, crossed, which repelled the post.