Manchester City and Liverpool share spoils in thrilling spectacle that keep title race neck and neck

Sadio Mane struck a crucial equaliser to ensure Liverpool remain just a point behind leaders Manchester City following an enthralling 2-2 draw between the two title rivals at Etihad Stadium. The reigning champions dominated most of the first half and took the lead on five minutes when Kevin De Bruyne’s heavily deflected strike deceived Alisson and flew in off the far post.

Ad/> Liverpool looked anxious and uncomfortable at the back and could easily have fallen further behind before putting together a superb move to level on 13 minutes. TransfersCity lead Real in race for Haaland, United have no chance — Paper RoundYESTERDAY AT 05:19 Trent Alexander-Arnold chipped in with another fine assist when he touched back Andy Robertson’s sweeping cross for Diogo Jota to coolly steer a low shot beyond Ederson.

City continued to dominate despite the setback and regained the lead when Gabriel Jesus made a late run to beat Liverpool’s offside trap and nip in ahead of Alisson to net off a left-wing cross. Premier League table Premier League fixtures / results Premier League top scorers The visitors were fortunate not to have been further behind at the interval and it proved crucial as they levelled within a minute of the restart.

Mo Salah turned into space on the right and released Mane with a delicious through pass which the Senegalese birthday boy converted with a clinical first-time finish. It led to a much more evenly contested second half with both Salah and Jota going close for the away side while Raheem Sterling had a goal correctly chalked off for offside by VAR.