"Manchester City" suffered the first defeat in the championship, losing in the supermatch "Liverpool"

14 January 2018, 21:33 | Sports 
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"Liverpool" in the 23rd round of the English Premier League defeated the home of "Manchester City" 4: 3.

The hosts already in the 9th minute of the confrontation were able to come forward - the midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. However, five minutes before the end of the first half, "Sir Alex" managed to equalize - Leroy Sane, having dealt with two opponents, struck over the goalkeeper of the "red".

The second half of the meeting was just yielding on goals scored. Forward "Liverpool" Roberto Firmino in the 59th minute again led his team forward. Three minutes later the "Merseyside" had an advantage already in two goals scored - Sadio Mane, using the transfer from Mohamed Salah, shot the visitors goalkeeper.

Parade of goals continued in the 68th minute, when Mohamed Salah after a goalkeeper's mistake scored almost from the center of the field. When it seemed that Liverpool would win a confident victory, the midfielders of the "townspeople" Bernard Silva and Ilkay Gundogan. The first in the 84th minute reduced the gap to two goals, and the second already at compensated time a little tickled the nerves of the "red" fans, making the score on the scoreboard 4: 3. However, for more players, "Manchester City" was not enough and they still suffered the first defeat in this draw of the Premier League.

After this fantastic victory, "Liverpool" scored 47 points and placed on the third place in the standings. "Manchester City", in turn, remained with 62 points for 1 position in the championship. Recall that the match between these clubs in the first round ended in a devastating victory of the team of Josep Guardiola with a score of 5: 0.

Источник: ТСН.ua