Man City vs. Liverpool takeaways: Pep Guardiola's Gabriel Jesus bet pays off, Diogo Jota steps up when Mo Salah won't, and more

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City and Liverpool played out a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday in a Premier League top-of-the-table clash.

The chance for one side to get a firm upper-hand on the table came and went, but it offered plenty of talking points nonetheless. Here are three thoughts on the game.

Manchester City and Liverpool played out a pulsating draw at the Etihad Stadium, and we are still no closer to knowing who will lift the Premier League title this season.

City twice took the lead through Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus but were were pegged back first by Diogo Jota and then Sadio Mane to ensure the two teams remain separated by just a point at the top of the table with seven games to go.

Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp — whose teams also drew 2-2 at Anfield in October — will have to do it all over again in the FA Cup semifinal at Wembley in six days' time and could yet meet in the Champions League final in Paris at the end of May.

The result means both teams are still vying for their own piece of history; Man City trying to replicate Manchester United's treble in 1999 and Liverpool attempting to become the first English club to win the quadruple of Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

Man City and Liverpool will have to be separated eventually when it comes to handing out the trophies but for now they remain locked together after another fierce and entertaining encounter.

Klopp probably wasn't expecting Guardiola to hand Gabriel Jesus his first Premier League start since Jan. 1, but that's what he did and you can't argue with the outcome. Jesus had already created a fantastic early chance for Raheem Sterling when he pounced on Joao Cancelo's cross from the left to put City 2-1 up just