Liverpool will be left wondering 'what if?' after missing a plethora of chances to settle for a 1-1 draw against Manchester City in a match that has huge implications for the Premier League title race.
There was only one team in it in the second-half, but the Reds' woeful finishing let them down in the showdown against the reigning champions
Liverpool will be left wondering 'what if?' after missing a plethora of chances to settle for a 1-1 draw against Manchester City in a match that has huge implications for the Premier League title race. After falling behind in the first half, Alexis Mac Allister converted a penalty early in the second as the home team took control of matters against last season's treble winners, but woeful finishing from the likes of Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai proved their undoing.
It was a frenetic start to the game for Jurgen Klopp's side in the German coach's final Premie League showdown against Pep Guardiola. Liverpool found it tough to make combinations high up early on as the City defence doubled up on the forwards.
Although the home team managed to work the ball into dangerous areas, they simply couldn't hit the target in the first 45 minutes and fell behind when an intelligent Kevin De Bruyne corner found John Stones free at the front post to ensure City were ahead at half-time.
Despite having 19 shots - 12 in the second half - to City's 10, the hosts were forced to settle for a draw, leaving them level on points with Arsenal at the top and Guardiola's team just one behind them, setting all three up for an incredible run-in.
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