At 23:30 Beijing time on April 10, a match in the 32nd round of the Premier League began to compete, and Manchester City faced Liverpool at home. Manchester City and Liverpool are the favourites to win the Premier League, and there is no third favourite to win the title. Therefore, the outcome of this game will greatly affect the ownership of the champion, which is a game that no one can afford to lose! The two teams played in a 2-2 draw in the first leg, when all four goals were in the second half. Now they have met again, the two sides have played 2-2 again, and Manchester City has led twice, but both have been equalized by Liverpool, which is a pity.
City lined up in a 433 formation for this game. Edson served as the starting goalkeeper. Kyle Walker, Stones, Laporte and Cancelo are paired at 4 backs. Bernardo Silva, Rodri Hernandez and De Bruyne make up the 3 midfielders. The offensive trident of Jesus, Sterling and Foden joined forces. Liverpool are also in the 433 formation, with Mane, Salah and Jota starting out.
City, who played at home, entered the form relatively quickly, with Sterling getting a one-handed chance early but being saved by the goalkeeper. De Bruyne pierced the gate guarded by Alisson with a long-range shot. However, after only 8 minutes Liverpool equalized, scoring a very hot Jota. City had the upper hand and created a succession of good chances, with Jesus taking the opportunity to score another goal in the 36th minute to give City another lead. At the end of the half, City led 2-1. City had 54% possession in the first half, with 7 shots on goal, 4 shots on target and 2 goals. Liverpool, on the other hand, had just two shots on goal in the first half, all of which were on target and scored 1 goal.
Liverpool played more adventurously in the second half and was rewarded, with Mane scoring a one-handed shot to equalize again. After that, Liverpool had the opportunity to reverse the score, but jota's shot was deflected by Ederson. Sterling managed to score a goal, but was blown off for offside. City got a succession of good chances in the final moments, but their luck was slightly worse, Mahrez first shot at the post, followed by a waste of one-handed opportunities, missing the opportunity to kill. The final score was set at 2-2, and the two sides shook hands and made peace. This means that City are still one point ahead of Liverpool in the standings.
In his post-match whoscored rating, Jesus scored a game-high 8 points, with 3 of his 4 shots on target, 1 goal, and 1 key pass. However, Jesus was a bit alone in his handling of several opportunities. De Bruyne scored 7.6 points and scored 1 goal on 2 shots and 1 key pass. Liverpool's highest scorer was Salah, who scored 7.7 points. Although Salah only had 1 shot on goal and hadn't scored yet, he delivered 1 assist, 3 key passes and was very active up front.
The match also made fans say hotly: "Liverpool still rely too much on Sterling! "De Bruyne is a king of the ball!" "In front of The Peak Harvey is Messi, in front of the Peak Modric is Ronaldo, and in front of the Peak de Bruyne is happy!" "Mahrez's last goal was a heart-wrenching sight!" "This game is so fast-paced, so beautiful, it's really the pinnacle of football, the victory and defeat are in an instant, it's suffocating."