Liverpool and City produce a great game, as Sky’s coverage irritates

Morning all.

So, Arsenal remain top of the table after a 1-1 draw between Liverpool and Man City at Anfield yesterday. It was quite the game, and I really have no idea how it ended all square. City started brilliantly and could have been further ahead, but after equalising from the spot, Liverpool had so many second half chances but couldn’t find the finish.

Then, right at the end, City hit the post only for the ball to bounce back into the keeper’s arms, before Liverpool were denied what I thought was a stonewall penalty when Jeremy Doku booted Alexis Mac Allister in the ribs. I’d be fuming if that wasn’t given to us, I can tell you that for free.

I really think a draw was the best result for us. I understand why people think a Liverpool might have been better, but just look at how they’re playing right now. With fitness issues that leave key players absent or not fully ready for 90 minutes, they still play so positively, and really should have won that game yesterday. On paper the idea that they are more likely than City to drop points between now and the season makes some sense, but on the pitch, that’s not what I’m seeing.

You could flip that too. Is this City more side more vulnerable than some of the other title winning teams? You could end up with egg on your face if you make that assertion and they go on to do what they often go on to do, but watching that yesterday – on top of what we’ve already seen from them this season – and I don’t think it’s unreasonable to suggest they’re not quite at their very best. So, all in all, I’m pleased with the stalemate, and I hope that Pep and Kevin de Bruyne never make up and become sworn enemies by the end of April.

It was a brilliant game of football though, a classic of the ‘Great advert for the Premier League’ genre. Unless you were watching on Sky Sports. It’s really something when Gary Neville isn’t, by some distance, the most irritating thing on their coverage, but hats off…

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Publish date : 2024-03-11 06:58:03

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