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Welcome to our live blog! We’ll have updates from Manchester City v Liverpool from our reporter Stan Smith at the Etihad Stadium.
Neither team were at their best today and this game did not come close to reaching the quality levels that this fixture produced not so long ago.
Liverpool were not particularly impressive but they did not need to be.
City look lost at the moment and await a summer squad rebuild.
Neither team were at their best today and this game did not come close to reaching the quality levels that this fixture produced not so long ago.
Liverpool were not particularly impressive but they did not need to be.
City look lost at the moment and await a summer squad rebuild.
Liverpool have cruised through this match. They have comfortably absorbed all of City’s pressure and scored the goals to secure a relatively easy three points. They are marching towards the Premier League title and nobody will catch them.
Any illusions that City were back after their 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle last weekend have been firmly put to bed. It was another toothless performance from the Blues today after their disappointing Champions League exit against Real Madrid in midweek.
Salah and Alexander-Arnold will spend injury time on the bench.
Harvey Elliott and Jarell Quansah will finish the match.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be a minimum of four minutes of added time.
This game has fizzled out.
Foden is chasing a ball over the top. Tsimikas slices a clearance and with Foden still chasing Alisson catches the ball. City appeal that it is a back pass.
The referee immediately waves the appeals away
Curtis Jones' goal is ruled out after the VAR check showed Dominik Szoboszlai was offside 🎥 pic.twitter.com/UwX8VZHYpk
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 23, 2025
Cody Gakpo is back on the pitch for Liverpool.
The Dutch winger is a straight swap for Diaz at left-wing.
Marmoush, Nathan Ake and Nico Gonzalez are taken off for City.
Ilkay Gündoğan, Mateo Kovacic and Ruben Dias are sent on by Pep Guardiola. A strange move as the Blues are trailing.
Robertson and Jones are withdrawn by Slot.
Kostas Tsimikas and Wataru Endo are sent on in their place.
City are constantly in and around the Liverpool box but their attack is still missing a cutting edge.
Doku hits a volley and it is another simple catch for Alisson.
McAtee is on for De Bruyne.
This is the end of what could be the Belgian’s final ever appearance against Liverpool. He struggled to influence the game like he would have in the past.
Diaz cuts in and fires a powerful effort towards goal.
Ederson produces an acrobatic stop to deny the Colombian.
James McAtee is stripped and ready to come on for the home team.
A big opportunity for the young attacker that has lacked game time.
After VAR rules out the Liverpool goal, City fly up the other end with a new sense of urgency.
Marmoush’s shot forces Alisson to make a good stop and it is the first time that the goalkeeper has been properly challenged this afternoon.
Curtis Jones taps home to give Liverpool a three goal lead but VAR overrules it.
Salah played Szoboszlai in behind the City defence. The Hungarian was offside as he squared to Jones for a simple finish. VAR rues out the goal.
The second half has started the same way that the first half ended.
The hosts have had all of the possession but are failing to cut through the visitors’ defence.
The second half has begun.
No changes from either manager.
The home side have had all of the ball but have failed to produce any real opportunities. Alisson has not been challenged and has been comfortable in the Liverpool net.
Liverpool have not got forward much but they have made their attacks count. Slot’s men are two goals up and cruising in what should be one of their toughest matches of the season.
The Reds are marching towards the Premier League title and nobody is going to stop them.
Dominik Szoboszlai slots it home 🔥 pic.twitter.com/scGst1IueG
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 23, 2025
Another City corner is cleared by the first man.
For all of their possession, the hosts have failed to create any real chances.
Liverpool will be happy to pick City off on the break if the game continues like this.
Szobszlai scores!
A simple ball down the line to Salah who cuts it back to Szboszlai and the Hungarian finishes from inside the box. It was far too easy for Liverpool to unlock City’s defence.
Liverpool get forward for the first time since their goal.
It results in a second corner for the Reds but this one is cleared away by the home side.
Marmoush equalises for City but the flag is straight up.
It is a great finish off the inside of the post from the Egyptian but he is half a yard offside.
Omar Marmoush has his first shot of the game.
It is almost identical to Foden’s earlier attempt but from the other side of the box. Alisson catches it comfortably.
