Liverpool vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Mohamed Salah seals narrow win
Liverpool got their season back on track with a narrow win over title contenders Manchester City
Liverpool host Manchester City this afternoon in a clash of last year’s Premier League title rivals. City beat Liverpool by just one point to claim the trophy for the second consecutive season but the teams have got off to contrasting starts this year.
Jurgen Klopp’s side sit 11th having collected just two wins from their eight matches so far. It is the Reds worst start to a Premier League season in 10 years and leaves them 13 points behind Pep Guardiola’s men already. After their 3-2 defeat to Arsenal last weekend Klopp admitted that his team are already out of the title race but that he will continue to search for a winning equation whilst dealing with injuries and changes to his tried-and-tested 4-3-3 formation.
In comparison Manchester City are right where they want to be. They come into the game sitting second in the table just behind Arsenal who are led by Guardiola’s former assistant coach Mikel Arteta. They are looking for their 11th consecutive victory across all competitions and with Erling Haaland in the side they have the capabilities to pile further hurt onto Liverpool.
Follow all the action from Anfield as Liverpool take on Manchester City with coverage starting at the conclusion of Aston Villa vs Chelsea:
Liverpool vs Man City
Here come the players!
These two teams have already met once this season with Liverpool beating City in the Community Shield. City have had a better time of things since then but who will come out on top this afternoon?
Kick off is up next...
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Liverpool vs Man City
Liverpool’s chances of victory come down to their experienced forwards Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino who both start along with Diogo Jota.
Firmino has scored six goals and provided three assists in his last five Premier League appearances but Salah can equal his longest run of Premier League starts without a goal, six from February to March 2019, if he doesn’t score today.
Liverpool vs Man City
Erling Haaland has 15 Premier League goals in just nine games, already equalling the final total of City’s top scorer in the division last season, Kevin De Bruyne.
Liverpool vs Man City
Jurgen Klopp leads Pep Guardiola by 10 wins to eight - excluding penalty shootouts - in their 25 meetings as rival managers.
The Reds have the chance to become the first team to score twice or more in five successive matches against a side managed by Pep Guardiola.
Liverpool vs Man City
More live coverage to come from us here at The Independent as Liverpool vs Manchester City kicks off at 4.30pm.
Here’s a reminder of how the two sides line-up:
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Elliott, Jota, Firmino, Salah
Man City XI: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Bernardo, Haaland, Foden
FT Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
Exceptional performance from Mason Mount today. Is the England midfielder hitting form at the right time with the World Cup just over a month away?
FT Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
Elsewhere in the Premier League:
The points were shared between Manchester United and Newcastle who played out a 0-0 draw with Southampton and West Ham also drawing though that one finished 1-1.
Arsenal are currently leading 1-0 against Leeds who have also missed a penalty. There’s 25 minutes to play in that game.
Full-time: Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
90+6 mins: Chelsea take all three points! Two goals for Mason Mount is enough to give the Blues the victory over Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa.
It’s another win for Graham Potter’s side who are still searching for that clinical and imposing performance. Chelsea remain fourth in the table but they’re now just four points behind Spurs with a game in hand.
Aston Villa drop to 17th after Southampton secured a point against West Ham.
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