Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool: Alexander-Arnold responded to Haaland to keep the Reds at the Etihad Stadium

The match between Manchester City and Liverpool was scoreless at Etihad Stadium, as the two teams finished in a 1-1 draw. The Citizens were generally superior, but the ‘Reds’ with Chimeka playing as the starter were able to take the point with Alexander-Arnold.

This was City’s first defeat at the Etihad Stadium in 2023, while the gap between the two teams remained at one point, with Arsenal in a position to go top if they beat Brentford.

the match

The Citizens threatened first through Foden, but Alisson stopped him, while in the fifth minute Ederson blocked Nunez’s brilliant header.

The home team’s goal came in the 27th minute. Ake fed off Haaland’s wonderful individual energy, who sent the ball into the net with a beautiful place, reaching 50 league goals faster than anyone else. In the 36th minute, Nunez’s shot went wide, with the score remaining 1-0 until the end.

In the second half, City scored more goals, but Liverpool scored the goal. Salah passed the ball to Alexander-Arnold, who sent it into the net with a wonderful shot inside the area. The Citizens struggled to score until the end, but they did not succeed as the score remained 1-1 until the end.

Manchester city: Ederson, Akanji, Diaz, Ake, Rondry, Silva, Foden, Doku, Alvarez, Haaland.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, McAllister, Sombosli, Jones, Zota, Salah, Nunes.

Round 13 programme

• Manchester City – Liverpool 1-1 (Haaland (27′ – Alexander-Arnold (80′)
• 25/11 17:00 Sheffield – Bournemouth
• 25/11 17:00 Nottingham – Brighton
• 25/11 17:00 Burnley – West Ham
• 25/11 17:00 Luton – Crystal Palace
• 25/11 17:00 Newcastle – Chelsea
• 25/11 19:30 Brentford – Arsenal
• 26/11 16:00 Tottenham – Aston Villa
• 26/11 18:30 Everton – Manchester United
• 27/11 22:00 Fulham – Wolves

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