Liverpool and Man City are not direct rivals this season but Anfield brings out something different in both teams, as well as Mo Salah.
The first half was high on technical excellence and energy but low on truly decisive moments. Diogo Jota had one fine header and Erling Haaland was limited to a positively shackled four shots.
Ederson produced a save from Salah so deceptively sensational that the officials gave a goal kick. Phil Foden scored but had his celebrations cut short when VAR uncovered a Haaland foul in the build-up. Pep Guardiola waved his arms around in front of the home crowd while repeating, “This is Anfield” – a basic fact laced with the necessary conspiratorial undertones, which he repeated after the game. Jota then put a presentable header wide.
And still there was nothing to separate them. As Kevin de Bruyne still managed to emerge with the ball and a free-kick deep in the Liverpool half despite being robbed by the bright Andy Robertson, it started to feel as though the visitors would win this war of beautiful attrition.
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