Manchester City and Liverpool shared the spoils at Anfield – however one change may have altered the outcome altogether.
Or not less than that is the case in response to Virgil van Dijk, who was named Player of the Match following his efficiency on Sunday. Not even he may forestall John Stones from opening the scoring after 23 minutes, however Alexis Mac Allister’s Fiftieth-minute penalty ensured the 2 groups completed degree.
Van Dijk, 32, repelled the most effective that the likes of Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden needed to throw at him – which was a substantial quantity. And a reworked second-half show confirmed Liverpool had much more to supply than the opening half-hour or so prompt.
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“Obviously we played much better than we did in the first half I think,” the Dutchman instructed Sky Sports. “I think we should’ve closed the middle a bit better to make it a bit harder for them but overall, it’s bittersweet.
“Based on the second half, you are feeling like we should always’ve received it however they hit the put up and the crossbar as properly, you possibly can’t deny the standard they’ve however I may go on – we have been so shut! A bit bittersweet in the intervening time.”
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A Liverpool midfield made up of Mac Allister, Wataru Endo and Dominik Szoboszlai struggled to maintain tempo with their City counterparts early on. However, every got here to play essential roles reversing the tide because the hosts got here again into the fixture.
Van Dijk additionally picked out centre-back companion Jarell Quansah for reward after coming into this season as a relative unknown within the Premier League. The skipper gushed: “The sky is the limit for him and he just needs to keep his head down, keep humble and keep improving because there’ll be a lot of bumps along the way as well.”
The two title rivals finish this weekend as they began, with a single level separating them on the desk summit. However, Arsenal are the brand new leaders after beating Brentford 2-1 on Saturday, beating Liverpool on objective distinction alone.