It’s a result that does business for Arsenal.

Liverpool and Manchester City failed to decide between themselves on Sunday March 10 at the end of the clash of the 28th day of the Premier League.

At home, the Reds were led by a goal from John Stones (23rd, 0-1) but they recovered on a penalty from Alexis Mac Allister (50th, 1-1), reproducing the scenario and the score of the first leg. .

The sharing of points suits Arsenal, winners the day before over Brentford (2-1), and who have the same total as Liverpool after 28 days, but have a more favorable goal difference.

Three-time reigning English champions Manchester City are third with 63 points, one less than them.

The fight will resume with a vengeance on March 31, after the international break, with the Liverpool-Brighton and Manchester City-Arsenal clashes.

Several missed opportunities for the Citizens

The Citizens extended their unbeaten streak to twenty-one matches in all competitions, but they were once again held in check at Anfield Road, one of the rare stadiums where they regularly lose their teeth.

Their successful coach, Pep Guardiola, has only won once since his arrival at the start of the 2016-2017 season.

It was in February 2011 in front of stands emptied by the coronavirus pandemic.

Liverpool midfielder Mo Salah continues to play while teammate Alexis Mac Allister is on the ground, during the Premier League match against Manchester City on Sunday at Anfield Road.

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The drought could have ended on Sunday given the multiple scoring opportunities created by Manchester City, but Phil Foden stumbled on Caoimhin Kelleher (58th) then the crossbar (73rd), and Jérému Doku saw his hopes pushed back by a post ( 89th).

On the Liverpool side, Luis Diaz spoiled a superb opening from Mohamed Salah by shooting wide (63rd) and was taken cleanly by Kyle Walker (64th).

Final Premier League duel between Guardiola and Klopp

In added time, the Reds claimed two penalties after a supposed foul on Salah (90th+7) and a foot forward from Doku in front of Mac Allister (90th+9), but the referee awarded neither , nor the other.

The visitors took the lead early in the game on a clothing corner taken by Kevin De Bruyne and taken at the near post, without much adversity, by defender John Stones (23rd, 0-1), his first since the end of April 2023 in the Premier League.)

Liverpool returned to the game with a penalty obtained by Darwin Nunez, on the lookout for a poorly supported back pass from Nathan Aké and mowed down in the area by goalkeeper Ederson (47th), injured on the occasion and forced to come out ten minutes later.

Argentine midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, one of last summer's recruits, transformed the penalty into force on the left (50th, 1-1).

It was the last duel in the Premier League between Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool coach who will leave the club at the end of the season.

Their teams could, however, still meet in the FA Cup.

With AFP

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