Man City Vs Liverpool 2013

Manchester City close gap on Arsenal with thrilling comeback win over Liverpool

Citizens move within one point of Premier League leaders after enthralling encounter at The Etihad

Match highlights:

Manchester City produced a stunning comeback to beat Liverpool 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday night, moving within one point of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

The Reds took the lead through Darwin Nunez in the first half, but City hit back with goals from Erling Haaland, Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish.

The victory sees City move up to second in the table, one point behind Arsenal but with a game in hand.

Lineups:

Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago, Salah, Nunez, Firmino

Match stats:

* Possession: Manchester City 58%, Liverpool 42% * Shots: Manchester City 14, Liverpool 11 * Shots on target: Manchester City 7, Liverpool 4 * Corners: Manchester City 6, Liverpool 3

Live blog:

Full-time: Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool

What a game! Manchester City have come from behind to beat Liverpool 3-2 and move within one point of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Erling Haaland, Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish scored the goals for City, while Darwin Nunez netted twice for Liverpool.

The win sees City move up to second in the table, one point behind Arsenal but with a game in hand.

90+4 mins: Full-time! 90+3 mins: Liverpool have a free-kick in a dangerous position. 90+1 mins: Four minutes of added time. 89 mins: City are sitting back and inviting Liverpool to come at them. 85 mins: Liverpool are running out of time. City are looking comfortable. 81 mins: Grealish scores! City lead 3-2! 79 mins: Mahrez scores! City level at 2-2! 74 mins: Haaland scores! City are back in it at 1-2! 69 mins: Liverpool score again! Nunez makes it 2-0 to the Reds! 63 mins: Liverpool are starting to take control of the game. 57 mins: Nunez scores! Liverpool lead 1-0! 53 mins: Liverpool have a great chance to score, but Salah fires wide. 48 mins: City start the second half brightly. 46 mins: Second half underway! Half-time: Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool

A tight first half at the Etihad Stadium. Both teams have had chances, but neither side has been able to break the deadlock.

Liverpool have looked the more dangerous side, but City have grown into the game in the last 10 minutes.

The second half promises to be just as exciting.