Liverpool vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and fan reaction

A heavyweight shown at Anfield ensured the Premier League title race remains very much alive

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Two Premier League heavyweights dished out an enthralling encounter at Anfield on Sunday with huge ramifications on the title race. A tense, end-to-end affair in which City dominated the opening period before Liverpool turned the tide in the second half ramped up to a chaotic finish, starting when a rocket of a long-range free-kick from Dominik Szoboszlai broke the deadlock.

City, knowing Arsenal may run away with the title if they failed to pick up points here, responded ten minutes later through Bernardo Silva, the skipper volleying past Alisson after a knockdown from Erling Haaland to set up a tense finish. In stoppage time, Alisson then brought down Matheus Nunes in the area and Haaland stepped up to bury the resulting penalty.

The madness was far from over, though, as Rayan Cherki later saw a goal disallowed with play brought back for a free-kick and Szoboszlai - adjudged to have prevented a goal-scoring opportunity as he grappled with Haaland to stop the striker chasing Cherki’s attempt into an open net - shown a straight red card, a decision which drew plenty of post-match criticism. In the end, though, it made no difference to the result as City clinched a rare win at this ground to close the gap to the Gunners back to six points. Relive the match as it happened below in our dedicated live blog, including expert insight.

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3 hours ago'Just give the goal': Haaland and Pep react to 'killjoy' Szoboszlai momentManchester City duo Erling Haaland and Pep Guardiola have echoed criticism of late VAR drama in their 2-1 comeback win over Liverpool at Anfield, in which Dominik Szoboszlai was sent off in stoppage time.

Szoboszlai experienced the highs and lows of football during an end-to-end affair, putting in a commendable shift as a makeshift right-back during City’s dominant opening half before helping Liverpool turn the screw in the second period.

It was he who broke the deadlock, swerving a free-kick in from a ridiculous distance with a quarter of an hour of regulation time left, but 10 minutes later the Hungarian was found to be playing Bernardo Silva onside as the City skipper latched onto a Haaland knockdown to level the scores.

After a Haaland spot-kick put the visitors ahead three minutes into stoppage time, an already tense finish turned into a chaotic one as both sides pushed for a pivotal late goal.

Read more here about how the stoppage time chaos at Anfield unfolded, as well as reaction from Haaland, Guardiola and more!

4 hours agoPep Guardiola: City will 'breathe down Arsenal's neck'And now, some reaction from Pep Guardiola:

“I have a feeling that improving a little bit will not be enough to compete against Arsenal but still we have margin [to improve].

“We have to [play Arsenal] at home [on April 18] and of course we have to beat them. I’ve said, 13 games in the Premier League, from my point of view, from my little experience, is a lot of time, a lot.

Guardiola continued: “When you go into the last games playing any team in a relegation battle, it’s a proper game because they live to survive and they have long weeks to prepare, [whereas] you come from [the] FA Cup, you come from [the] Carabao Cup, you come from the Champions League.

“That makes an influence in the title race, that’s why being nine, 10, 11 points is more difficult, that’s why all we can do is breathe down the neck of Arsenal, being there, and try if they sleep, if they make something [a mistake], use it.”

Read the full story here!

AFP via Getty Images 4 hours agoSlot makes Liverpool admission as Champions League hopes dentedWe’ve heard from Arne Slot now - here’s some of what the Liverpool manager had to say:

"We know what the table looks like, but we also know there are a lot of games to be played. I said to the players, again, that they showed today what they are capable of.

"I definitely see progression but we also know there are not so many games to be played so there is not a lot of room for error or mistakes.

"It's another time, in my opinion, that we didn't get what we deserved. I can keep saying it but people will probably be annoyed. I try to analyse the game as fairly as possible and that's what I'm trying to do now."

Getty ImagesToday’s result leaves Liverpool sixth in the Premier League, level on points with Brentford and four back from fifth-placed Chelsea.

4 hours agoLiverpool won't make UCL positions with current front four - CarragherCarragher then turned his attention to his former club, saying: "The manager [Arne Slot] has another decision to make on the front four.

"If Liverpool continue the way they are, with a front four [of Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo and Hugo Ekitike] and the game’s end-to-end, I just don't see how they can make the Champions League positions.

"But no matter what Arne Slot does, the make-up of this squad and team isn't right. It never looks stable, they are never in control.

"There is a long road ahead for Liverpool to make the Champions League places."

4 hours agoJamie Carragher: Donnarumma can win City the PremJamie Carragher believes that Gianluigi Donnarumma can be the key for Manchester City to beat Arsenal to the Premier League title.

The City goalkeeper produced a world-class save late on at Anfield to deny Alexis Mac Allister, as the visitors clung on to record a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield.

The win keeps the pressure on league leaders Arsenal, and City could close the gap on Mikel Arteta’s men should they beat Fulham on Wednesday.

Speaking on Sky Sports, former Liverpool defender Carragher explained why the Italian could be the difference between Pep Guardiola’s side lifting the trophy in May and not.

AFP via Getty Images 4 hours agoGary Neville: VAR decision 'killed one of the great moments of the season'Gary Neville, who was on comms for Sky Sports, had this to say about the stoppage time chaos we witnessed tonight as it happened: “I just don't get this. He's fouled him. That's the foul.

“That feels so unjust. I know there's rules but there is the smell of the game.

“No referee should disallow that goal. Talk about killjoy. Just let the goal be.

“You have just killed one of the great moments of the season. You live to watch games like this. I am a fan of VAR but it has just killed the joy.

“The reason fans watch football matches is for entertainment and for moments like that.”

4 hours ago'Hammer blow': Roy Keane issues Arsenal title verdict after last-minute Man City winRoy Keane said that Manchester City’s last-gasp win over Liverpool is a “hammer blow” for Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

Pep Guardiola’s side trail the Gunners by six points at the top of the table, but kept the pressure on amid late chaos at Anfield.

Erling Haaland struck a stoppage-time penalty to give City all three points and record just their second win on Merseyside in 11 attempts under Guardiola.

Speaking on Sky Sports, former Manchester United midfielder Keane said that the result was “huge” for City, who could cut Arsenal’s lead at the top to three points should they beat Fulham on Wednesday.

Sky Sports 4 hours agoFan reaction 4 hours agoReport: Last-gasp Erling Haaland winner keeps pressure on ArsenalErling Haaland kept Manchester City in the title race with an added-time penalty as Pep Guardiola’s side came from behind to win 2-1 in a chaotic finish.

After drawing three blanks the Norway international scored only his second Premier League goal since Christmas, and his first at Anfield, to give the visitors their first win in front of a crowd here since 2003.

The City striker was then involved in a bizarre finish as he and Dominik Szoboszlai chased Rayan Cherki’s shot from inside his own half with goalkeeper Alisson Becker upfield searching for an equaliser.

Szoboszlai pulled Haaland, who then tugged back the Hungary captain as the ball trickled over the line.

After a VAR check referee Craig Pawson decided Haaland had been denied a goalscoring opportunity so ruled out the goal, awarded a free-kick 30 yards out and sent off Szoboszlai.

Read our full report here!

4 hours agoBernardo Silva: 'If we lost, the title race was probably over'More reaction now from Bernardo Silva, who levelled the scores at Anfield prior to Erling Haaland’s match-winning penalty.

"The whole team knew that if we lost this game, probably the title race is over,” Bernardo said.

"[Arsenal] are still in a much better position than us.

“We felt we needed to win this game. That puts us a bit closer.

“We're going to fight until the end. It's six points, we're happy, but we need to keep doing our job - which we haven't lately."

Liverpool vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and fan reaction

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