Liverpool received the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola with the aim of winning to continue approaching the leadership of the Premier League and thus, to be able to revalidate his title at the end of the season.
While, the ‘citizens’ faced the meeting at the top of the standings and with possibilities of extending the advantage in relation to its pursuers.
The game started very tight for both casts, who at the end of the first part, failed to hurt themselves. Despite the fact that Pep’s team, at 37 minutes, had had a penalty in his favor that, later, Gundogan would throw into the clouds.
A motivating talk must have been the one led by Guardiola and his coaching staff, who in the second half, saw how their players took advantage of all the opportunities that were given to them against the team of Jürgen Klopp.
The opening of the account was the work of whoever had missed the penalty in the first part, Ilkay Gundogan, and even though Wrong The game was tied, from twelve steps, 14 minutes later, it was not an impediment for the German to score his second goal. Followed by goals from Sterling and an inspired Phil Foden.
A duel that was framed in a change of roles by the strategies of the coaches, where curiously, Guardiola handed over possession to the ‘reds’, but got more verticality, achieving a surprising result.
This victory, allows Manchester City to establish itself at the top of the Premier League, with 50 points and one game less than his pursuers. The second place is held by Manchester United with 45 units.
However, a tough schedule is coming for the citizens who in the next three dates of the league, they will have to face Tottenham, Everton and Arsenal.