Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield on Sunday to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League points table. The hosts started the game on a high and took two goals lead inside 13 minutes. Fabinho broke the deadlock in the sixth minute to hand Liverpool an early lead, while Mohamed Salah scored with a header in the 13th minute to double his side's lead. Manchester City were unlucky as they were denied a clear penalty chance before Liverpool's opening goal. Manchester City tried hard in the first-half but couldn't get on the score-sheet. Sadio Mane fired in a header in the 51st minute to push Man City further on the back foot. City's only goal came through Bernardo Silva in the 78th minute.
Football Match Highlights Between Liverpool vs Manchester City, straight from Anfield, Liverpool
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- 23:57 (IST)Final Whistle Goes... Liverpool beat Man City 3-1!The European champions beat the English champions 3-1 to extend their lead at the top of the points table. Fabinho, Salah and Mane scored for the hosts while Bernardo Silva scored the only goal for the reigning champions.
- 23:51 (IST)Kevin De Bruyne delivers another looping ball inside Liverpool box from a free-kick but Gabriel Jesus heads it over. Anyways, it wouldn't have counted as the linesman has his flag raised for off-side.
- 23:48 (IST)Liverpool make final change!Liverpool make final substitution. Mohamed Salah replaced by Joseph Gomez in the 87th minute.
- 23:47 (IST)Walker heads over!Kyle Walker came charging into the box to head the curling cross but couldnt keep it down as the ball went wide and over.
- 23:44 (IST)Klopp makes 2nd change!Klopp is furious with the goal as he wanted to make substitution but the referee allowed the play to carry on. Finally, he gets to make introduce second change. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Roberto Firmino in 79th minute.
- 23:44 (IST)Klopp makes 2nd change!Klopp is furious with the goal as he wanted to make substitution but the referee allowed the play to carry on. Finally, he gets to make introduce second change. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Roberto Firmino in 79th minute.
- 23:44 (IST)Klopp makes 2nd change!Klopp is furious with the goal as he wanted to make substitution but the referee allowed the play to carry on. Finally, he gets to make introduce second change. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Roberto Firmino in 79th minute.
- 23:39 (IST)Bernanrdo Silva scores for Man City!
- 23:36 (IST)Corner for Man City!Raheem Sterling makes another fine run inside Liverpool box but went too deep which made \it very difficult from him to fire in a shot. The ball ricocheted off Alisson's foot and went for a corner.
- 23:31 (IST)Guardiola subs Aguero!Pep Guardiola brings in Gabriel Jesus in place of Sergio Aguero in the 71st minute.
- 23:27 (IST)YELLOW CARD!YELLOW CARD! Manchester City's Rodri Hernandez goes into referee book in the 65th minute.
- 23:24 (IST)First change of the game!Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp makes his first substitution in the 61st minute. James Milner comes in place of Jordan Henderson.
- 23:14 (IST)Mane makes it 3-0 for Liverpool!
- 23:10 (IST)Manchester City have started the second-half in the same manner they did in the opening 45 minutes. They are controlling the game by keeping the possession
- 23:05 (IST)Second-half gets underway!Second-half gets underway as Liverpool get the ball rolling.
- 22:52 (IST)Half-time whistle goes! Liverpool lead 2-0Liverpool go into the half-time break with a two goal lead, courtesy early goals from Fabinho and Mohamed Salah.
- 22:48 (IST)Salah targets top corner!Mohamed Salah tried to curl the ball into the top left corner with a ferocious strike but the ball was well-saved by an attentive Man City goalkeeper.
- 22:45 (IST)Aguero hits wide!
- 22:41 (IST)Firmino shot blocked!
- 22:37 (IST)Firmino shot goes over the bar!Roberto Firmino tried to beat the City keeper with a toe-poke but the ball went over the bar.
- 22:35 (IST)Man City not happy with backline!City defenders are furious with their backline as the visitors conceded an easy corner.
- 22:27 (IST)Wonderful save from Alisson!Another City move foiled, this time by Alisson Becker. Sergio Aguero got away from Liverpool defender inside the box and forced Alisson into action as the shot was curling in to the far post. Aguero's wait for the first goal at Anfield continues.
- 22:14 (IST)Salah doubles Liverpool lead!GOAL! Salah doubles Liverpool lead in the 13th minute. Liverpool's two full-backs Arnold and Rpobertson combined to create a simple tap-in opportunity for Salah and he did that to perfection by timing the run pinch-perfect.
- 22:11 (IST)Sterling hits wide!Liverpool defence Raheem Sterling allowed the space to fire in a header free header but the shot went wide.
- 22:09 (IST)Fabinho puts Liverpool ahead!
- 22:07 (IST)City appeal for handball!Bernardo Silva took on several Liverpool defenders but the move was foiled in the end.
- 22:05 (IST)Foul by Sterling!Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling link-up nicely but Van Dijk was firm in his positioning and forced Sterling to commit a foul.
- 22:02 (IST)Here we go!
- 21:59 (IST)Minutes away from kick-off!Players are out in the middle and we are just minutes away from the kick-off.
- 21:40 (IST)Man City starting XI!
- 21:37 (IST)Players have reached the ground!Players from both teams have reached the venue.
The visitors have arrived as well. - 21:36 (IST)Liverpool starting XI!Here is how the hosts Liverpool will be lining up in tonight's game.
- 21:29 (IST)Hello and welcome!Hello and welcome to our live blog of Liverpool vs Manchester City clash in the Premier League. Table-toppers Liverpool will look to continue their unbeaten streak, while the visitors will look to bridge the six-point gap between the two sides.
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