Liverpool, Man City draw at Anfield
LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool fought back to draw 1-1 with Manchester City on Sunday in the last Premier League clash between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola before the German coach steps down at the end of the season.
Alexis Mac Allister struck a 50th-minute penalty to cancel out John Stones’ first-half strike at Anfield.
Liverpool might have gone on to snatch a late winner but saw a penalty appeal in stoppage time dismissed by VAR after Jeremy Doku’s high challenge on Mac Allister.
The draw kept secondplace Liverpool one point ahead of defending champion City in third and behind leader Arsenal on goal difference. Arsenal moved top after a 2-1 win against Brentford on Saturday.
There has been little to separate Klopp and Guardiola in one of English soccer’s most enduring rivalries and that theme continued in this latest thrilling encounter.
Klopp has announced this will be his final season with the Merseyside club and is aiming to go out in style by winning a second league title and potentially a quadruple of trophies.
A win on Sunday would have given Liverpool a four-point advantage over City.