In the early morning of the 11th, a key battle in the English Premier League, the top of the fight is getting more and more intense. Liverpool by virtue of "birthday boy" Shadio Vinny's key goal, away 2:2 drew "1 brother" Manchester City, the gap between the two sides is still 1 point, the title race is getting more and more heated.
With City leading the way by just one point ahead of the match, this game was certainly an outpost of the title race. City reverted to Gabil Jecis with Phil Cotton and Stanning on the wings to start the attack, while Liverpool fielded a trio of Mohamed Sana, Shadio Vinny and Diego Zuda, with Luz Dyas, who scored in last week's UEFA Europa League match, as a substitute.
The game started with City having a close-range shot parried away by Stanning, and five minutes later Bernardo Silva's quick-fire penalty saw Chivun Dibny's long-range shot blocked by visiting defender Zul Medibi, narrowly altering the fortunes of Reds goalkeeper Alisson Biggar. Eight minutes later, though, Liverpool put on a great show when Andrew Robertson's cross from the left was flicked into the middle by Alexander Arnott and Zuda scored with a quick shot for a quick equalizer. City goalkeeper Addacion Moras then went close after a steal, which was fortunately cleared in time. By the 37th minute, Zouo Janslu finished off a big turn on the left and the unmarked Gabil Jetsis stepped in to score his fifth goal in his last five home games against the Reds to put the Blues back in front.
Liverpool, who had been outplayed in the first half, came back quickly in the second. 46 minutes in, Shana's clever pass led to another equalizer for Vinny, the "birthday boy" who was celebrating his 30th birthday. Soon after, Zuda fired in a shot from a tight angle, but it failed to get past Addams Morath. City took the initiative again in the 63rd minute, when Dibny sent a beautiful direct ball to Stannen, but VAR ruled that Stannen was offside and the goal was disallowed. At the end of the game, the substitute Males penalty kick hit the post and bounced out, finally the two sides 2:2 draw, Liverpool is still 1 point behind Manchester City, the title fight is still to continue.
