MANCHESTER. Manchester City and Liverpool draw 1-1. E. Haaland scored the first goal (27′) for Manchester City. T. Alexander-Arnold equalized (80′). Manchester City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh who was helped by Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 5 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 114 Attack 78
- 84 Dangerous attack 33
- 61 Ball safe 76
- 15 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 0 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 60% while Liverpool was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 84 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Manchester City to win the match.
Manchester City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 1 yellow card (Bernardo Silva). On the opposite side, Liverpool received 3 yellow cards (Joël Matip, Darwin Núñez and Wataru Endo ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Manchester City will have 29 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool will have 28 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will host West Ham United on the 19th of May with a 30-5 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (8 draws).
Liverpool will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 19th of May with a 15-4 head to head in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
89'
27'
Manchester City started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Jack Grealish, Ederson , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Nathan Aké , Rodri , Manuel Akanji , Phil Foden , Julián Álvarez , Bernardo Silva , Jérémy Doku and Erling Haaland .
The home team had on the bench: Stefan Ortega, Josko Gvardiol, Kalvin Phillips, John Stones , Sergio Gómez, Scott Carson, Oscar Bobb and Rico Lewis.
Substitutions
Manchester City decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Player of the match: Jérémy Doku
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Jérémy Doku.
His rating is with 47 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 17 duels out of 25. He performed 3 crosses.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
54'
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Joël Matip , Virgil van Dijk , Konstantinos Tsimikas , Dominik Szoboszlai , Alexis Mac Allister , Curtis Jones , Mohamed Salah , Darwin Núñez , Diogo Jota .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Cody Gakpo , Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo , Ibrahima Konaté, Luis Díaz , Harvey Elliott , Ryan Gravenberch , Caoimhín Kelleher and Jarell Quansah.
Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Wataru Endo (injured) and Luis Díaz (injured).
Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: Alexis Mac Allister for Wataru Endo (85′), Diogo Jota for Luis Díaz (54′), Darwin Núñez for Harvey Elliott (85′), Dominik Szoboszlai for Cody Gakpo (73′) and Curtis Jones for Ryan Gravenberch (54′).
Player of the match: Mohamed Salah
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.
His rating is with 26 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Sheffield United – AFC Bournemouth – 1-3
- Nottingham Forest – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-3
- Newcastle United – Chelsea – 4-1
- Manchester City – Liverpool – 1-1
- Luton Town – Crystal Palace – 2-1
- Burnley – West Ham United – 1-2
- Brentford – Arsenal – 0-1
