Liverpool 1-1 Man City: Valutazioni dei giocatori mentre i rivali per il titolo si dividono i punti ad Anfield

Title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City played out a pulsating 1-1 draw at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

In what will surely be the last Premier League duel between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, their two sides produced a vintage encounter in which Liverpool dominated.

The Reds fell behind through a smart John Stones finish midway through the first half, but an Alexis Mac Allister penalty just after half-time drew the Reds level. The hosts spurned chance after chance thereafter and were forced to settle for a point which means Arsenal end the weekend at the top of the table.

Significant team news arrived an hour before the seismic encounter got underway, with Mohamed Salah only being deemed fit enough for the bench. Ibrahima Konate, meanwhile, was absent from the squad which saw young Jarell Quansah start alongside Virgil van Dijk.

Pep Guardiola, who opted to drop Ruben Dias to the bench, would have been thrilled with his side's start as City's composed possession and slick transition work allowed them to tame Anfield in the opening ten minutes.

It doesn't take much for Liverpool's cauldron to burst into life, however, and a series of successful pressing sequences brought the hosts into the contest. Just when Liverpool were developing into the bout, though, City struck from a genius set-piece routine as Stones squeezed home Kevin De Bruyne's corner at the near post.

The remainder of the first half saw chances arrive at both ends amid an end-to-end duel. City aimed to draw Liverpool out before springing in transition, while the Reds, who weren't deterred by their deficit, came close via Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz. Kyle Walker should have found De Bruyne at the back post with his cross just before half-time.

While Guardiola would have been content with his side's start to the first half, City could not have opened the second period worse as a short Nathan Ake back pass led to Ederson, who injured himself in the process, taking out Darwin Nunez inside the box. Alexis Mac Allister duly converted from 12 yards to restore parity.

Anfield rocked in the aftermath with City completely dishevelled. Liverpool seemed to create chances at will as Salah entered the fray, teeing up Diaz for an golden opening just after the hour.

Bereft of control, Guardiola was forced into a double change that saw a fiery De Bruyne withdrawn. The switches did provide some stability, but their attacking threat had been tamed.

Thus, the game was on a knife-edge heading into its epilogue with Jeremy Doku emerging as the protagonist. After crashing the post at one end, the Belgian was perhaps fortunate to get away with a challenge on Mac Allister in the City box at the death.