key events
70 min: Alvarez does not have a goal allowed! He poked a few yards after Foden was denied twice by Adrian, but the flag went against Foden. It looks out to me…
70 min: City Penalty Appeal! Foden’s cross appears to have hit Matip’s hand in the fall, but Craig Poson allows the game to continue. I am sure it will be checked by VAR.
70 minutes De Bruyne’s deep cross is overcome by a stretching Adrian, who drives the loose ball to the edge of the field before being out of play.
69 minutes City are now heavily occupied, although Liverpool look quite comfortable defensively. Haaland has been quite calm in the second half so far.
67 minutes Pep still got face.
66 minutes Ederson is fine.
65 minutes Coupon checks for Ederson to move after taking that shot, while there is a pause in play.
64 min: Ederson Rejects Nunez! Almost the first goal for the record signing Darwin Nunez. With the ball kindly dropped to Henderson, he fought a long punt forward with AK to win. He slides a sweet pass towards Nunez, who runs off AK and tries to take the first shot at Ederson. It hit Ederson in the face and counterattacked to safety.
61 minutes “Despite his current punchline position, there was definitely a striker somewhere under Andy Carroll’s ponytail,” says Niall Mullen. “It’s a shame we never actually got to see it.”
I agree. Imagine trying to mark her on one of her good days. I think I’d like to pass on the Keyser Soze.
60 minutes Nunez charges through goal and is taken out by diving Ederson, but the flag goes up before Liverpool appeals for a penalty. it was right now Offside.
59 min: Liverpool replacement The arrival of Darwin Nez for Roberto Firmino is a huge cheer at Liverpool’s end.
58 min: double change for city Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden will replace Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish. Alvarez is playing on the right wing with Foden on the left.
58 minutes Darwin Nunez and Julian Alvarez are coming.
57 minutes I have seen cup finals of less intensity than this. This is really good watch.
56 minutes De Bruyne moves through midfield and finds Grealish on the left. He attacks Matip with intent – more like it – but then crosses behind Haaland.
54 minutes A stinging left footed shot from Alexander-Arnold is blocked. He’s gone in enough today, up the field, to make a good impression.
53 minutes Jack Grealish is again a little buried and a little secure. This is a really big season for them.
52 minutes It is overhit and Liverpool are in the clear.
52 minutes Grealish was fouled 35 yards from goal by Matip. City takes a quick free-kick and wins a corner to the left, which is to be taken by De Bruyne…
50 minutes “My favorite Mane moment is running straight into the City defense for Salah’s goal in the Champions League quarter-finals,” says Niall Mullen. “Liverpool was completely overpowered, so you might think he’d be a little tentative / Look for a safer alternative. No, straight into Singh’s lair.”
48 minutes Pep is the face and he is brainstorming for his coaching staff. Let it flow, pep, it’s community shield.
47 min: Chance for the city! Rodri lofts a reverse pass over Robertson which Mahrez places near the corner of the six-yard box. He drops his shot to the ground, however, and Adrian is able to pull it away. Haaland was galloping towards the ball when Mahrez knocked it down, desperate to crack the net, and upon reflection Mahrez probably should have left it for him.
46 minutes City started the second half.
“Good that Nunez didn’t start,” Ian Kopsek says. “Now it may be Harland’s own turn compared to Andy Carroll.”
I expected Lee Bradbury to be seen trending when he missed a second chance.
“I was sad to see Mane go.” “But I’ll always remember that backheel goal against Watford a few seasons ago to make me smile,” says Sarah Rothwell.
half time reading
Half time: Liverpool 1-0 Man City
Liverpool is ahead through a deflected cross/shot from Trent Alexander Arnold. They have been slightly faster and hungrier than champions Manchester City, although Erling Haaland missed a few chances in the space of 30 seconds. For a proud friend, it’s been really cool.
45+2 Minutes Salah’s cross diving is well held by Ederson, another crucial interception with Diaz waiting behind him in front of an open goal.
45 minutes Robertson backs off for a city corner. Mahrez’s inswinger is led by Firmino.
44 minutes “This Haaland fellow doesn’t move around much, does it?” Tom Hopkins says “I can see in my future that there are lots of similar pitch maps to be admired in the sky when he scores and when he doesn’t.”
41 minutes Mahrez cuts into the field from the right, runs into Thiago and finishes. No punishment. Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp is concerned about a high tackle by Cancillo on Alexander-Arnold. They were both challenging for a bouncing ball, and Alexander-Arnold got it partially before Cancillo.
41 minutes Here’s that Haaland chance. It came to an odd height, though I think we all know what Mick Harford might have done with it.
40 minutes De Bruyne finds Mahrez on the right side of the field. He teases Robertson, hugs the ball over his left foot, then suddenly hits a shot that’s too close to Adrian.
39 minutes “I hope Neutral enjoys Liverpool,” says Ian Kopsek. “I mean, is it just me/us?”
sadly not.
38 minutes Haaland picks up a loose ball in the D and plays a quick pass to Mahrez, whose shot is blocked by Robertson.
35 minutes Zach Neale says, “If we had a Super League, I would just take one with these two sides. They are my favorite pair to play, Pep-Jose Barca vs Madrid (which was a bit heavy on the play over the quality) Better than, the funniest since United v Arsenal in the early 2000s (though lacking a level of sarcasm).
‘A level of serenity’ is a well understood phrase.
34 min: Two chances for Hollande! The big man is in the game. He got his first chance when he dropped a high pass at Bernardo’s. Robertson pounces on him, and Haaland opens his body to hit a shot that’s too close to Adrian’s. Seconds later he made a flying, close-range volley. The ball bounced in the air towards Mahrez, whose header was straight on Adrian from a tight angle.
The second was a better chance for Haaland, although I’d like to look at it again before dismissing him as the worst signing in the history of professional sport.
32 minutes Thiago takes Rodri for a small dance. It was nothing – he was 20 yards from his goal – but Liverpool fans loved it.
31 minutes A stinging shot from Mahrez from 20 yards was defeated by Adrian. He was flagged off after the incident, although replays suggest Alexander-Arnold may have been playing on him. we will never know.
30 minutes Here that Alexander-Arnold target is. across? shot? Who cares?
30 minutes Simon McMahon says, “Whenever I’m a little disappointed with modern football and society in general, I like to watch a game featuring Andy Robertson.” “He’s like a bouncer out to the neighbors. You can’t feel the anger when he’s on the telly. Next I’m dreaming that Harold Bishop is Scotland’s manager.”