Phil Foden and Mohamed Salah lit up Anfield as Liverpool and Manchester City drew 2-2 in a pulsating Premier League fixture that swung both ways.
Salah’s Goal of the Season contender looked set to send Jurgen Klopp’s team back to the top of the table before Kevin de Bruyne’s deflected strike with nine minutes left gave City a share of the points.

City dominated the majority of the first half with Foden giving James Milner a tough time down the left wing. It was from this source the visitors nearly scored the opener after 21 minutes when Alisson Becker denied the England international.

De Bruyne also spurned a good opportunity, heading over the crossbar when he should have at least hit the target, as Liverpool struggled to match Manchester City’s intensity and energy.

However, the dynamic shifted in the second half when Sadio Mane slotted home after being played through by Salah who skipped past Joao Cancelo before splitting open the City defence.

The away team responded just 10 minutes later with Foden fired a low strike into the bottom corner of the Liverpool net after good play by Gabriel Jesus on the edge of the box.

Liverpool regained the lead when Salah beat four City defenders before finishing brilliantly before de Bruyne restored parity once more with a strike that beat Alisson thanks to the aid of a deflection off Joel Matip.

TALKING POINT – JAMES MILNER WAS FORTUNATE TO AVOID A SECOND YELLOW

Pep Guardiola was furious at Paul Tierney’s decision to not show Milner a second yellow card after a cynical foul on Bernardo Silva just moments before Salah scored Liverpool’s second. Milner was hooked moments later as Klopp sought to avoid his team being reduced to 10 men, but Guardiola’s reaction highlighted how big a turning point this could have been.
MAN OF THE MATCH – MOHAMED SALAH (LIVERPOOL)

Foden and Salah were the two best players on the pitch, but the latter’s stunning dribble and finish tipped him over the edge. Cancelo did a good job of keeping Salah quiet for much of the match only for the Egyptian to reach another level in the second half. Once he found his groove, there was only so much City could do to stop him from slicing them at will, whether that be with a dribble or a pass.