City v Liverpool Jan 2019

Well we did it! After a stuttering Christmas it was vital we reduced the lead Liverpool had at the top of the league. A tremendous team effort won the day. For once we actually did not have the most possession during the match so it was hard work for the sky blues. A terrific goal by Sergio Aguero from the narrowest of angles gave us a half time lead which was a bit fortuitous as Stones had to clear off the goal line. When Firmino scored with a header to level the scores we were getting a bit worried but Sane got the winner 8 minutes later and City triumphed. We could have made it even better in the final minutes but the three points were ours. In defence Kompany and Stones battled well but I thought too many passes went astray. Laporte did a good job standing in at left back and Danilo played his part. Fernandinho back at last was great in midfield and Benardo Silva worked his socks off covering lots of ground and he must have run well over 10 kilometers. Up front Aguero looked much more like his best and Sane and Sterling gave the Liverpool defence plenty to think about. David Silva was the only player to be below his best and he was the first to be subbed. Full marks to the lads and to the home fans who raised the atmosphere.

City were not quite at full strength. Laporte moved to left back with Kompany coming back into central defence with Stones. Good to see Fernandinho back along with David Silva. De Bruyne was on the bench

Liverpool as expected had full support so the ground was pretty full

An early run and cross by Sane ends up in the keepers hands

Looks like the secret sniper has made an early hit! Robertson appears to be injured!

Early work for Edison from a cross

Then on 18 minutes Mane gets through and shoots....

.....past Ederson but the ball hits the post and comes out.....

...and after a scramble Stones clears off the line and the ball is eventually cleared. Later replays showed that the ball was only a cm or so from going ALL over the line - Phew!!!