On April 1, one of the matches of the 29th round of the English Football Championship took place. Man City (England) and Liverpool (England) met.
English Championship, round 29
Man City (England) — Liverpool (England) — 4:1 (1:1)
Goals: J. Alvarez (27), de Bruyne (46), J. Gundogan (53), Grealish (74) - Mohamed Salah (17)
Warnings: Mohamed Salah (19), Rodri (33)
Manchester City beat Liverpool 4-1 in the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium. The score in the first half of the match was 1:1, but the home team managed to score three goals in the second half, leaving Liverpool no chance of recovery. Liverpool got off to a great start with Mohamed Salah opening the scoring after just 17 minutes. However, the Reds' enthusiasm was short-lived as Salah gave a yellow card two minutes later. Manchester City answered with their own goal scored by Juan Alvarez in the 27th minute. Shortly thereafter, Rodri received a yellow card for Manchester City, adding to the tension in the game. The second half started well for Manchester City, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring just a minute after the restart to give the home side the lead.
Liverpool struggled to regain ground and Ilkay Gündoğan scored another goal in the 53rd minute to give Manchester City a two-goal lead. Liverpool attempted to turn the tide by making four substitutions in the 70th minute, but this was not enough to turn the game around. Manchester City's Jack Grealish scored the fourth goal for his side in the 74th minute, sealing the lead. Manchester City made two late substitutions with Bernardo Silva replacing Rodri in the 83rd minute and Cole Palmer replacing Grealish in the 89th minute. Meanwhile, Liverpool fielded Cody Gakpo in the 82nd minute in place of James Milner. The match ended with a score of 4:1 in favor of Manchester City, which pleased the fans. Despite the defeat, Liverpool still maintain their status as one of the best teams in the Premier League, with Manchester City climbing higher in the rankings.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Southampton - Man.City, Liverpool - Arsenal.
| Manchester city | Liverpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | shots on target | 1 |
| 17 | blows | 4 |
| 6 | Blocked punches | 3 |
| 14 | Kicks from the box | 4 |
| 3 | Kicks from outside the box | 0 |
| 8 | Violations | 12 |
| 6 | corner | 1 |
| 3 | offsides | 5 |
| 68% | Ball possession | 32% |
| 1 | yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Goalie saves | 4 |
| 719 | Total transfers | 327 |
| 661 | Accurate gear | 268 |
| 92% | Gear Accuracy | 82% |