Soccer
Manchester City, Liverpool split points in top-of-the-table clash
Manchester City and Liverpool met Sunday in a battle between first and second in the Premier League, and the match lived up to its considerable hype en route to a 2-2 draw.
With just a point separating the teams, both sides showed why they are the elite duo in England's top flight. City jumped out of the gates on the front foot, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring in the fifth minute of a frenetic opening half of play. Undeterred, Liverpool equalized through Diogo Jota eight minutes later following some fine work from Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The Sky Blues would again grab a lead in the first half as Gabriel Jesus caught the entire Liverpool defence sleeping in the 36th minute.
However, the Reds once again found a leveller, this time just 45 seconds after the halftime break as Mo Salah's sublime line-splitting pass set Sadio Mané up for a straightforward finish past City goalkeeper Ederson.
The rest of the second half was nowhere near as high energy as the opening 45 minutes, but both teams still had good chances to grab a winner. The best opportunity came to Riyad Mahrez, who grazed the outside of the post with his free kick in stoppage time.
With the teams splitting the points, nothing changed in the title race as they remain a point apart with seven matches remaining.
