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Liverpool
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Manchester City
26 Aug 2012 16:00
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Premier League
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Anfield
Skrtel heads the opener v City
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1:32
Martin Skrtel thumps home a header at the Kop end
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Suarez's superb free-kick
Luis Suarez curls past Joe Hart to give Liverpool a 2-1 lead
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94 MinIt's all over. The Reds deserved more but can be proud of their display after losing Lucas early. Skrtel and Suarez with the goals for LFC, Yaya Toure and Tevez for City.
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93 MinFirst Booking: Luis Suarez:
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90 Min@optajoe The last time Liverpool conceded 2plus goals in each of their opening two league games (1975-76), they won the league. Memories.
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88 MinCity are hanging on here.
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87 MinSterling wins a corner for Liverpool. Gerrard will take. Falls to Skrtel on the edge of the area. He beats Yaya Toure and has a shot ricocheted clear for a corner.
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86 MinA scare for Liverpool as a low cross from the left is fired narrowly over by Dzeko.
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83 MinSubstitution: A. Carroll for F. Borini
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82 MinGerrard tees up Shelvey for a shot on the edge of the area...so close, but it's into the Anfield Road End.
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80 MinMis-placed pass-back from Martin Skrtel, CARLOS TEVEZ foxes in, navigates Reina and it's 2-2.
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76 MinSubstitution: D. Silva for J. Milner
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70 Min@optajoe Man City have conceded 2plus goals for three PL games in succession for the first time since October 2010. Leaky.
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69 MinBorini again snatches possession in a good area for the home side...but his cross is intercepted by Zabaleta before reaching Suarez.
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66 MinFree-kick to Liverpool. Gerrard and Suarez looking over the ball. 25 yards out. LUIS SUAREZ curls around the wall and into the bottom corner to restore Liverpool's lead.
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66 MinSubstitution: J. Enrique for M. Kelly
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64 Min@neiljonesecho Tevez did Sterling down the right and crossed. Skrtel touch took it past Reina, Kelly miscontrolled at far post, Toure pounced.
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63 MinTevez crosses...it comes off Martin Kelly and YAYA TOURE is there to level from close range. 1-1.
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62 MinSubstitution: E. Dzeko for M. Balotelli
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60 MinSubstitution: J. Rodwell for S. Nasri
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54 MinBrendan Rodgers uses the interruption to give some advice to Raheem Sterling, and then Shelvey is fit to continue.
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53 MinShelvey is down, looks hurt. On comes physio Chris Morgan.
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51 Min@samwallaceindy James Milner just gave Mancini a mouthful of abuse. Bloody hell, when Milner starts rebelling you know there's an issue.
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50 MinBorini snatches possession and Liverpool are away...plays Suarez through...he looks to shoot but doesn't connect properly and the ball trickles wide. That was a good chance.
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48 MinBrendan Rodgers furious as two decisions go against Liverpool...Sterling was man handled by Toure near the box but received nothing.
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47 MinLucas now back on the bench alongside Andy Carroll, his thigh heavily iced.
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46 MinLiverpool first onto the pitch for the second period. City kick things off.
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45 Min@nathaneccleston Great 1st half looking solid and sharp all over the pitch! Raheem class and my boy Skirts commanding as ever!! More of the same.
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45 MinIt's like the 1980s inside Anfield today with the quality of Liverpool's football and George Sephton playing Europe and Guns N Roses.
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45 Min@henrywinter Anfield DJ playing The Who's 'Teenage Wasteland'. Not with Sterling playing like this. Terrific display from the #lfc 17-year-old.
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45 MinJoe Allen first-half stats: 100 per cent pass accuracy (21/21), 100 per cent long ball accuracy (2-2), 2 interceptions, 1 chance created.
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45 Min@oliverkaytimes Brendan Rodgers will be delighted with that. Just the kind of confident and (his word) arrogant performance he demands.
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45 MinAnd that's half-time.
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45 Min@optajoe 24y 364d - Today is Liverpool's youngest starting XI in the Premier League since December 2003 vs Newcastle. Revolution.
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44 Min@alancaw Joe Allen been brilliant, simple game when you pass to a man in the same colour shirt as you.
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42 MinSarcastic cheers from the crowd as referee Marriner finally whistles for a foul on Suarez...the Uruguay striker then almost curles in for 2-0 after a smart pass from Allen.
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37 MinToday's attendance is 44,942 and most of them are singing now.
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36 Min@footballcliches THUMPING-TOWERING-CRASHING-BULLET (delete as appropriate)
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35 Min@JBcommentator That is how you attack a header!!!!!! #Skrtel
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34 Min...and then Anfield erupts as MARTIN SKRTEL powers home the opener.
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33 MinAlmost a terrible OG from Kompany. To be fair, Gerrard's cross was almost impossible to defend. Corner to Liverpool...Gerrard raises two hands in the air and directs it to the far post...
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32 MinAndy Carroll and Joleon Lescott having a chit chat as they warm up together.
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31 MinSuarez clearly fouled. Referee Andre Marriner gives Liverpool nothing, much to the fury of the Kop, and then Balotelli breaks, finds a yard off Skrtel but shoots high and wide.
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31 Min@dani37pacheco Raheem looking brilliant.
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30 MinSuarez almost takes Kompany's head off with a shot. Liverpool now in control of this encounter. Got to make it count.
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28 MinBeautiful footwork from Sterling and then Borini rouses the Kop with his arms after winning a corner. Gerrard then plays it short to Suarez, who mis-controls
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26 MinRodgers now given firm instructions to Borini after Nasri's free-kick floats wide of the post.
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21 MinBrendan Rodgers has been on his feet and in the technical area throughout the first 21 minutes. City just edging it so far but Liverpool have had chances. Borini should have scored and Sterling-Suarez have looked a threat.
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20 MinI'll correct myself - it came off Reina, not Kelly.
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19 MinTevez beats Reina to the ball inside Liverpool's six-yard box...hits it across goal...comes off Kelly and hits the post. Liverpool escape.
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18 MinSuperb in-swinging cross from Sterling...Borini's going to get in front of his man to connect...oh dear, he misses the target
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15 MinAssaidi and Sahin sitting next to one another in the directors' box as MCFC fans sing Yaya Toure's name to the tune of 'No Limits' by 2 Unlimited
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12 MinPepe Reina dribbling the ball out of his box on every possible occasion.
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9 MinGerrard into a 50-50 with Balotelli. Guess who won...
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7 Min@oliverkaytimes Worrying for Liverpool. Lucas lasts just four mins v #MCFC before hobbling off, replaced by Shelvey. Sahin not registered in time for today.
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6 MinAllen drops into the holding role as Lucas has to be replaced. Bad news for Liverpool but they won at the Etihad without the Brazilian last season.
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5 MinSubstitution: J. Shelvey for L. Leiva
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3 MinLucas has just signalled to the bench. He is hurt.
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1 MinAnd within seconds Luis Suarez attacks the ball on the edge of the box but it trickles into the hoardings.
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1 MinBrilliant atmosphere as the game kicks-off, City asking LFC to attack the Kop in the first half
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-1 MinNow Pepe Reina giving some words of advice to Raheem Sterling.
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-1 Min@optajoe Manchester City had players sent off in both Premier League games against Liverpool last season. Committed.
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-1 MinHere they come - a warm handshake for Joe Hart from international teammate Steven Gerrard.
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-1 MinCity players waiting for LFC down the tunnel - no sign of the Reds yet.
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-1 Min@jbcommentator Away from today's game...Congratulations to @MattyMcGiveron on signing for Brighton. A fantastic lad with a great attitude. Good luck pal.
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-1 MinRoberto Mancini is watching the way LFC's subs are warming up and pointing things out to his backroom team.
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-1 Min@samwallaceindy Striking similarities between the young lives of John Barnes and Raheem Sterling: born Kingston (Jamaica) - school in west London - LFC.
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-1 MinBrendan Rodgers had a long chat with Sky's Martin Tyler before the teams came out for their warm up. City assistant manager David Platt was watching the Arsenal game with Geoff Shreaves.
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-1 Min@thekopmagazine Watching #LFC warm up and Stevie is constantly chatting to Sterling. Good to see.
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-1 MinRaheem Sterling gets his first Premier League start after impressing v Hearts