Man City keep title race edge over Liverpool FC after another classic fixture

The two best teams on the planet served up another breathless, bouncing, bold classic - and yet again there was nothing to divide them. And we have to do it all again in six days' time, in an FA Cup semi-final!

Twice City led, through Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus, but twice Liverpool - despite being second best for much of the game - refused to lie down, and levelled through Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane. The first half had us all wondering whether these two teams could keep up an incredible, relentless pace that was also garnished with some supreme quality. It was exhausting watching from the stands as two pedigree sides went hammer and tongs.

But in the end, a point each means the Blues keep their noses in front in the title race, with seven games to go. Liverpool needed a win, City played for one, but the result was much better for the home side.

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City had a big edge, creating half a dozen big chances as the ball in behind the back four caused untold issues for the Liverpool back four. With Foden marauding down one side, and switching positions with Cancelo, and Walker and Jesus doing the same on the right, the Merseysiders were struggling to cope.

The normally composed Virgil Van Dijk looked like a nervous wreck at times, and Rodri was gobbling up their desperate attempts to play out from the back or clear their lines. Going into the game it was billed as City’s high-class midfield being pitted against the lethal Liverpool front three, but with Rodri, Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne keeping a tight grip on proceedings, that theory was rarely tested - and it was Foden, Sterling and Jesus who continually threatened to cut loose.

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