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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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The moment that kick-started the onslaught: Roberto Firmino puts Liverpool 2-1 up earlier in the second half
90' - We'll have a minimum of four additional minutes at the end of this one.
GOAL! Liverpool 4-3 Manchester City (Gundogan)
90+1 - Sergio Aguero's dinked cross is expertly controlled and coolly finished by Ilkay Gundogan!
City have three minutes to keep their unbeaten Premier League run alive!
Full-time - Liverpool 4-3 Manchester City
The final whistle goes and Manchester City's unbeaten run in the Premier League is over after one of the games of the season at Anfield!
Post-match reaction from Liverpool's players
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
On ending Manchester City's unbeaten Premier League run: "It's a nice statement from us. They've been brilliant all year. We knew we had what it took to get three points today. Ultimately, it doesn't matter who we were playing, we just wanted to win today."
On scoring the opening goal of the game: "The manager keeps telling me to shoot so I gave it a go and luckily it went in."
Sadio Mane
On ending City's unbeaten run: "I think the three points was the main target. We got it and also the performance from the team was great today."
On the players' nerves when City pulled it back to 4-3 late on: "It was not easy because if you score four goals and it goes to 4-3 you're a bit scared. I think we deserved to win today."
Quotes from Sky Sports
Sadio Mane scored Liverpool's third goal of the game
Post-match reaction from Pep Guardiola
His view of the game: "Congratulations to Liverpool for the victory. It was a game they started well. We recovered after 15-20 minutes. In the second half we started much, much better, the game was in our hands but the finishing was not good.
"After 10-15 minutes of the second half, it went from 1-1 to 4-1. In football you can concede one goal but you have to be stable and in that moment we were not solid enough.
"The reality is we lost the game and now we have one week to prepare for the Newcastle game."
City's unbeaten run in the Premier League is over
Post-match reaction from Jurgen Klopp
"That's how football can look if two teams combine quality and skills with attitude.
"I think we deserved the three points. I never thought we would be 4-1 up. We were never safe but I am completely happy with the result because I think it was a fair result.
"I think in 10 years you might look back at this game and say it was a historical one because it could be the only defeat for Man City. They are a really good side and I'm really proud of my boys for performing how they did tonight."
Quotes from Sky Sports
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