It is, after all, only a month ago that City were five points clear and looking capable of turning the title race into a procession. Facebook Twitter Pinterest John Stones clears the ball off the line to prevent a farcical own goal giving Liverpool the lead. That goal continued Agüero’s record of having scored on all seven occasions he has faced Liverpool in league fixtures at this stadium. More importantly, it gave the home team an element of control when, until that point, Liverpool had seldom looked in trouble. Liverpool’s 20-match unbeaten run was over and, for City, the title race had opened up with new possibilities.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2019 21:57 UTC