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Liverpool Beats Manchester City in Thrilling Anfield Encounter
Liverpool defeated Manchester City 2-0 in a pulsating Premier League match at Anfield, marking their 13th game of the 2024 season. The match, officiated by Chris Kavanagh, was a fiercely contested affair with several yellow cards.
Cody Gakpo opened the scoring for the home side in the 12th minute, assisted by Mohamed Salah. Manchester City, despite enjoying more possession (55%), were outshot, with Liverpool registering 18 attempts (7 on target) compared to City’s 8 (2 on target). Yellow cards were plentiful: City received three (Nunes, Foden, and Akanji), while Liverpool received one (Gravenberch).
Mohamed Salah sealed the victory with a penalty in the 78th minute. Despite their possession advantage, Manchester City couldn’t break down Liverpool’s resolute defense and the clinical finishing of their forwards. The Anfield crowd witnessed a deserved victory for their team.
Substitutions manchester city: at minute 57 J. Doku came in and M. Nunes went out., at minute 58 Savinho came in and I. Gundogan went out., at minute 79 K. De Bruyne came in and P. Foden went out., at minute 79 J. Grealish came in and R. Lewis went out.
Substitutions liverpool: at minute 72 D. Nunez came in and C. Gakpo went out., at minute 73 J. Quansah came in and T. Alexander-Arnold went out., at minute 84 C. Jones came in and M. Salah went out., at minute 90 H. Elliott came in and L. Diaz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Liverpool
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