2023-11-25T18:11:36+00:00
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/ Liverpool ended a series of 23 consecutive victories for Manchester City at home, when they tied it 1-1 in the last ten minutes on Saturday in the thirteenth round of the English Football Championship.
City had won 23 consecutive matches at home in all competitions since last December 31, but Liverpool, with whom it fought fierce battles in the 2019 and 2022 seasons, returned with a point despite failing to achieve its first victory at Etihad Stadium in the league since 2015.
Haaland scored in the 27th minute, raising his tally to 50 goals in 48 matches, breaking the record of former international Andy Cole, who reached this number in 65 matches.
Haaland (23 years old) also strengthened his lead in the scoring charts (14), four goals ahead of Egyptian Mohamed Salah, who failed to score with Liverpool.
But Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold snatched a point for the visitors at the end of the match (80), maintaining the point difference with City (29), which may lose its lead if Arsenal wins later at Brentford.
At Etihad Stadium, Spanish Pep Guardiola, coach of City, the defending champion in the last three seasons, made one change to a squad that tied at Chelsea 4-4 in an exciting match. Dutch defender Nathan Ake replaced Croatian Joshko Gvardiol after suffering a minor injury, and the winger was also absent. Jack Grealish due to illness.
As for German Jurgen Klopp, who protested the early time of the match after the international break, he benefited from the return of Argentine center player Alexis McAllister from suspension to replace Japanese player Wataru Endo.
While Curtis Jones returned from his thigh injury, Dutchman Cody Khakpo sat on the bench. City had a slight advantage in the first half.
After a shooting error by Liverpool’s Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker, an individual effort on the left side by Ake, and defensive laxity, the ball reached Haaland and he sent it creeping into the net (27).
In the second half, City almost scored the second, but the young Argentine Julián Alvarez missed after a pass from the talented Belgian Jeremy Doku (53).
Klopp then injected new blood at the beginning of the second half by bringing in Colombian Luis Dias and Dutchman Rein Kravenberg instead of Portuguese Diogo Jota and Jones, then Khakpo instead of Hungarian Dominik Soboszlai.
The changes resulted in a draw through international Arnold, as he scored his first goal this season with a creeping shot from inside the area to the right of Brazilian Ederson, after a pass from Salah (80).