Man City 2 Liverpool 2 LIVE REACTION: Both sides play out pulsating draw as Reds fail to leapfrog Pep’s men – updates
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LIVERPOOL failed to leapfrog Man City in the Premier League as the two sides drew 2-2 at the Etihad.
The Reds went 1-0 down after five minutes before Diogo Jota equalised soon after.
But Gabriel Jesus put Pep's side ahead again before Sadio Mane's finish ensured a point for both teams.
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- Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Jesus, Foden, Sterling
- Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago, Mane, Salah, Jota
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Man City 2-2 Liverpool
88. Now City do get in on the left through Cancelo.
He fires a cross into the box but Matip positions himself well to hack clear for a City throw.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
86. Stones tries to pick out Grealish with a long raking ball from right to left.
There's too much on it though and Grealish can't stretch enough to keep it in play.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
85. And that will be Sadio Mane's last involvement in the game.
He's replaced by Roberto Firmino for the closing stages of the game.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
84. De Bruyne's delivery is whipped towards Rodri at the back post.
Mane does well to track his man though and shield the ball out for a Liverpool goal kick.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
83. Here is Jack Grealish.
He's on for Gabriel Jesus, who has been very very good today on a rare City start.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
82. Man City free kick.
Bernardo Silva wins the ball of Mane in the middle of the park and bursts forwards.
Fabinho lunges in to bring him down cynically, and is rightly shown a yellow card by Anthony Taylor.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
81. Jack Grealish is stripped and ready to come on.
Will he be the game changer?
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
80. Thiago tries to whip a ball around the corner for Diaz on the left hand side.
Walker is alive to the danger though, intercepting the ball and playing it back to Ederson before DIaz can get on the end of it.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
79. That is Jordan Henderson's last involvement in the game.
The Liverpool skipper is coming off, with Naby Keita on to replace him for the last 10 minutes or so.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
78. Alexander-Arnold's delivery is well cleared by Cancelo.
Walker then plays in Mahrez on the break, but Henderson is back to poke it away from him for a City throw.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
77. Liverpool corner.
Henderson and Alexander-Arnold combine well on the right hand side, with the skipper trying to stand a ball up into the box.
His delivery is blocked by Cancelo, but it will be a corner.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
76. Just under fifteen minutes left to play in this one.
Is there a winner on the cards?
It definitely feels like there's more goals left in this game, and maybe not just one.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
75. Pep Guardiola rolls the dice for the first time.
Raheem Sterling makes way for Riyad Mahrez.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
74. Salah puts his head down on the Liverpool right and takes on Cancelo.
The Man City man sticks to the task brilliantly though, and puts in a foot to rob Salah of possession, and then win a free kick for his side as Salah drags him down.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
72. Now it's City's turn to attack as Jesus is released on the right hand side.
They're queuing up in the box, but Jesus chooses to shoot from a tight angle, and can only rifle his effort into the side netting.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
71. CLOSE!
Mane expertly sprays the ball over to Salah on the right hand side, who cuts inside onto his left foot.
He curls an effort towards goal, that flies just wide of the post, via a deflection from Laporte.
Anthony Taylor points for a goal kick though, but that definitely took a deflection.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
69. Here is Luis Diaz, finally.
It is Diogo Jota he comes on for.
Jordan Henderson uses the break in play to go over to Jurgen Klopp and take on some instructions from the Liverpool boss.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
68. Diaz is yet to come on, but when he does it will be for Jota.
The January signing has got just over 20 minutes to make a difference here.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
65. Luis Diaz is being readied for Liverpool...
Goal disallowed! It won't count!
Sterling was JUST offside.
That is seriously close, but Liverpool survive.
Goal! Sterling puts City in front again!
63. The former Liverpool scores against his old team.
He's played through on goal and coolly slots past Alisson.
VAR are checking this...
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
62. City are starting to come to life again here.
Foden picks it up on the left and tries to take it past Alexander-Arnold and into the box.
The ball diverts off the Liverpool man before hitting Foden again and going out for a goal kick.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
61. Chance for Jesus!
The Brazilian does brilliantly to beat Andy Robertson to the ball at the back post, and then sits the left-back down with a dummy.
He fakes a shot to put Alisson on the floor before finally getting an effort away on his left foot, which Van Dijk does well to block.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
60. An hour on the clock at the Etihad.
Jota tries to slide Mane in behind Walker, but the City man shows his pace to get ahead of the Senegalese forward and win the ball first.
Man City 2-2 Liverpool
58. Man City free kick.
Thiago lunges in on Jesus in the middle of the park, bringing the City man down as he's on the attack.
Anthony Taylor blows for a free kick, but the Liverpool man escapes a booking, perhaps luckily.