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The minute that summed up 20 years of Man City misfortune vs Liverpool FC at Anfield

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Pep Guardiola turned to face Anfield's imposing Main Stand and started orchestrating the jubilant Liverpool fans. The Manchester City manager had been waving his arms in the air seconds earlier and now he was egging on the delighted home fans.

It felt like City - and Guardiola - at Anfield in microcosm and came at the end of a passage of play that probably sums up their misfortune at this stadium.

There will be plenty who still think City have a mental block when it comes to playing here in front of fans and the team selection was perhaps a little cautious to face a side so low on confidence and whose manager had declared them out of the title race after eight games. READ MORE: Haaland summed up Man City afternoon vs Liverpool This looked like the day City would go to Anfield and finally win in front of fans for the first time in 2003.

Instead, that wait goes on. Next season it will be 20 years and the Blues' only win here in that time was the 4-1 thrashing in front of an empty stadium in February 2021.

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