Kevin De Bruyne 6, Ferran Torres 4; Mohamed Salah 7, Diogo Jota 5: Manchester City v Liverpool player ratings

De Bruyne misses penalty at the Etihad Stadium as champions escape with draw

MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson - 7. Quick off his line to snuff out danger early on and was secure apart from fumbling a Jota shot. No chance with Salah’s penalty. PA

Kyle Walker - 4. Rash challenge to give away the penalty. Had trouble with Mane all afternoon and was poor on the ball. Getty

Ruben Dias - 6. Found Liverpool’s front four a handful initially but got better afterwards. The Portuguese has improved City’s defence. Getty

Aymeric Laporte - 6. Solid display. Not the quickest from a standing start but Liverpool were unable to exploit this trait. PA

Joao Cancelo - 7. Uncertain start as Liverpool targeted the Portuguese’s flank but he held his own. Provided lovely cross for Jesus that the striker headed wide. EPA

Kevin De Bruyne - 6. Took a long time to influence the game but created the equaliser. Awful penalty miss. Got into dangerous positions to shoot from distance but did not test Alisson. PA

Rodri - 6. Dropped deep to offer defenders an outlet ball against the press. A precise passer when given time but dwelt in possession. PA

Ilkay Gundogan - 6. Went square and short with his passing too often. Much more effective when playing more ambitious long balls. Reuters

Ferran Torres - 4. Had little impact on proceedings. Never caused Robertson problems. Withdrawn for Silva with 29 minutes left. Disappointing. Getty

Gabriel Jesus - 7. Brilliant turn for the equaliser. Was barely in the game but took his goal beautifully, the hallmark of a classy striker. Getty

Raheem Sterling - 6. Always wanted the ball and was keen to put on a show against his former club but it never quite happened. Should have fed Jesus rather than shooting himself in the first half. Reuters

SUBSTITUTE: Bernardo Silva - 7. Replaced Torres with a little more than half an hour to go. Threatened going forward and made Robertson think twice before ranging upfield. Reuters

LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson Becker – 7. Calm and decisive. Was especially reassuring in the waning moments when City probed in search of a winning goal. AFP

Trent Alexander-Arnold - 5. Good duel with Sterling. Got marking wrong for Jesus’s equaliser. Dangerous on the ball and incisive when overlapping. Limped off with 27 minutes left and was replaced by Milner. Reuters

Joel Matip - 6. Made a couple of telling interceptions but the central defence looked a little out of sync. Wasteful in possession. AFP

Joe Gomez - 6. Hung out his arm to give away the penalty but rose to the challenge during City’s late spell of pressure. Matip was his fourth partner in four games so communication was a little uncertain. PA

Andrew Robertson - 5. Always a threat going forward but was liable to get caught upfield as the game got stretched. EPA

Jordan Henderson - 7. Ran himself into the ground and largely succeeded in stopping City playing through the middle. EPA

Georginio Wijnaldum - 5. Liverpool’s two-man midfield left the Dutchman with too much ground to cover. Worked manfully to deny De Bruyne space but the Belgian escaped to set up the equaliser. AP

Georginio Wijnaldum - 5. Liverpool’s two-man midfield left the Dutchman with too much ground to cover. Worked manfully to deny De Bruyne space but the Belgian escaped to set up the equaliser. EPA

Roberto Firmino - 4. The least impressive of Liverpool’s forwards - again. Worked hard as usual but was replaced by Shaqiri in the 59th minute after a ballooning a shot high and wide. PA

Sadio Mane - 6. Lively in a thrilling opening half hour but became less effective as the game wore on. AFP

Mohamed Salah - 7. Slotted home penalty with usual ease. Always a threat. Spent the final minutes tracking back to help Milner. AP

SUBS: Xherdan Shaqiri – 5. On for Firmino with 31 minutes to go and produced a typically busy display without making much impact. AFP

James Milner - 6. Took over from Alexander-Arnold at right back in the 63rd minute and coped well against the threat of Sterling and De Bruyne. AFP

Manchester City were left to rue Kevin De Bruyne's missed penalty as Liverpool escaped from the Etihad Stadium with a 1-1 draw and a point for the first time in four seasons.

A flying start from Liverpool was rewarded with Mohamed Salah's 13th minute penalty, but Gabriel Jesus levelled for Pep Guardiola's team before De Bruyne failed to hit the target from the spot three minutes before half-time.

A share of the points between the sides that have  won the title for the past three seasons leaves Liverpool in third a point off the top, while City sit five points further back in 12th but with a game in hand.

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