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Jurgen Klopp has provided a timely update regarding the fitness of defender Ibrahima Konate, following Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City in the Premier League. Alexis Mac Allister’s second-half penalty was enough to earn a point for the Reds on Merseyside after John Stones had opened the scoring for Pep Guardiola’s side. Liverpool are next in action against Manchester United at Old Trafford next weekend in the FA Cup and will hope to have a number of important players back in contention. Konate, who had to be withdrawn against Sparta Prague in midweek, missed out against the Blues on Sunday…

Jurgen Klopp reckons that Liverpool’s performance against Manchester City could not have been any better. The Reds shared a 1-1 draw against Pep Guardiola’s side at Anfield in the Premier League title race. The visitors took the lead through John Stone in the 23rd minute but Liverpool’s response was excellent. They got level on 50 minutes through Alexis Mac Allister’s penalty after Darwin Nunez was fouled by City goalkeeper Ederson. Klopp’s troops then took the game to the current champions, with Luis Diaz spurning a couple of good chances and Nunez having an effort saved. Jeremy Doku hit the post…

Liverpool and Manchester City showed the Premier League what it will be missing when Jurgen Klopp walks away at the end of the season. Anfield played host to a typically full-blooded, high-octane clash of titans in the last English top-flight encounter between Klopp and Pep Guardiola before the Liverpool manager stands down. No wonder Guardiola says he will sleep easier when his long-time rival is no longer standing in his way. Guardiola likened Liverpool to a “tsunami” as the defending champions had to dig deep to survive long periods of pressure in the second half. “Oh my God, they come…

It was a contest that perfectly demonstrated why Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola will define their generation of coaches. These two Liverpool and Manchester City teams will define this Premier League era. In the first half, Manchester City was on top. Darwin Núñez was struggling to stay onside, let alone hold the ball up, and Guardiola’s controlling game took the sting out of the Anfield atmosphere. In the second, it flipped. Liverpool was able to better control things and penned its opponent back. Núñez improved, Luis Díaz did everything but score, and Alexis Mac Allister somehow went up another level…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has explained the reaction of Kevin De Bruyne when he was substituted in the 1-1 Premeir League draw at Liverpool on Sunday (March 10).In a pulsating top-of-the-table clash at Anfield, De Buryne’s superb cross was turned in by John Stones midway through the first half to put City in front. However, the Reds roared back into the contest, with Alexis Mac Allister scoring from the spot five minutes into the second period. De Bruyne, though, was surprisingly subbed off with 21 minutes to go as City sought a winner that would have sent them top…

It might be tempting to label Arsenal as the big winners from this absorbing draw at Anfield. The need to point out Liverpool’s ongoing inability to beat one of their major rivals at home this season might even be inviting too. And it could also prove irresistible to bemoan the Reds’ failure to make the most of their dominance in such a vital game for the destination of the league title. But to do any of those after Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City here maybe misses the point? Instead, Jurgen Klopp’s players should be fully praised for their skill,…

Man City left Anfield with a point, perhaps lucky to do so after Liverpool’s second-half performance, and Pep Guardiola noted Anfield’s influence on proceedings. Man City have not won at Anfield in front of a crowd for more than two decades, and that run continued on Sunday. John Stones may have scored the first goal but Liverpool dominated after the break, with Alexis Mac Allister levelling the scores and relighting the fire at Anfield. In fact, Liverpool’s 12 shots in the second half were the most City have faced after a Premier League interval since May 2021, as per Opta,…

Manchester City and Liverpool shared the spoils at Anfield – but one change could have altered the result altogether. Or at least that’s the case according to Virgil van Dijk, who was named Player of the Match following his performance on Sunday. Not even he could prevent John Stones from opening the scoring after 23 minutes, but Alexis Mac Allister’s 50th-minute penalty ensured the two teams finished level. Van Dijk, 32, repelled the best that the likes of Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden had to throw at him – which was a considerable amount. And a transformed second-half…

Peter Drury has now shared what the VAR officials said when Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku tackled Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister late on today. Although the game ended in a draw, Mac Allister and his teammates seemed incensed that they weren’t awarded a late penalty for a high challenge. Jeremy Doku appeared to make contact with the ball first but then followed through to place his boot on the Liverpool midfielder’s chest. And although VAR checked the incident, they decided there wasn’t sufficient evidence to overturn the on-field decision of no penalty. Of course, this is bound to be a huge…

Manchester City’s Ederson escaped a sending off against Liverpool after the Brazilian gave away a penalty for wild challenge on Darwin Nunez. Ederson gives away penalty on Nunez Escapes red card but fortunate Mac Allister equalises from the spot WHAT HAPPENED? Nathan Ake picked the ball up on the left-hand side of the City defence and, under-pressure, laid a poor pass back to his goalkeeper. Nunez went scampering through, chasing the loose pass and beat Ederson to the ball. The goalkeeper could not pull out of the 50-50 and sent the Liverpool forward flying with a wild challenge. Alexis Mac…