Liverpool vs Manchester City LIVE: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mohamed Salah fire Reds to thrilling victory
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Your support makes all the difference.It’s the big one: Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield in Sunday’s late kick-off, hoping to become the first side to beat Pep Guardiola’s team in the Premier League this season.
Liverpool welcome back their star man Mohamed Salah, but Nathaniel Clyne, Jordan Henderson, Alberto Moreno and Daniel Sturridge are all out injured. A win will take Liverpool – currently level on points with Tottenham Hotspur – above Chelsea in the table.
City will meanwhile welcome back a number of players after he shuffled his pack for the club’s EFL Cup game against Bristol City. But Gabriel Jesus, Vincent Kompany and Benjamin Mendy all remain out. City currently enjoy a 15-point lead at the top of the table.
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29' - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain attempts to cross for the unmarked Roberto Firmino at the far post but the ball is a little too high for the Brazilian and goes behind for a goal-kick.
31' - Fabian Delph is forced off with a knee injury for City and Danilo comes on to replace him.
32' - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain muscles Danilo off the ball in a wide position before delivering a wicked cross, which Roberto Firmino heads wide of the near post.
The Ox has been magnificent in the opening half an hour of this one.
35' - Kevin De Bruyne tries his luck from distance but makes poor contact with the ball and Loris Karius makes an easy save.
39' - Mo Salah cuts in from the right wing and onto his favoured left foot but his shot is straight down Ederson's throat and the City goalkeeper catches the ball.
Fabian Delph looks dejected as he walks off the pitch with a knee injury
GOAL! Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City (Sane)
41' - Leroy Sane controls Kyle Walker's cross-field ball before driving into the penalty area and drilling the ball in at Loris Karius' near post.
Jurgen Klopp might now be regretting his decision to start the German in goal ahead of Simon Mignolet.
45' - We'll have a minimum of two additional minutes at the end of this first half.
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