Premier League 2023-24, Man City held 1-1 by Liverpool: Stats
Manchester City and Liverpool played out an entertaining 1-1 draw in matchday 13 of the 2023-24 Premier League on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium. Erling Haaland handed City the lead in the first half before Trent Alexander-Arnold brought Liverpool back into the game in the 80th minute. This will be City's second consecutive draw this season in the Premier League. Here's more.
Fastest to 50 Premier League goals!
Haaland's first-half strike was enough for him to complete 50 goals in the PL. He became the fastest to reach the landmark in only 48 matches. As per Opta, Haaland has now scored against 20 of 21 PL opposition that he has faced ever since making the move to Manchester City. Brentford are the only team against whom he hasn't scored in the PL.
City and Liverpool's unique half-time record
As per Opta, Manchester City haven't lost in their last 52 Premier League games when they entered a half-time break with the lead. They won 48 such encounters while drawing four times. Meanwhile, Liverpool have rescued at least a point from each of their last five league games when they were behind at the break, registering three draws and two wins in such circumstances.
Liverpool's sensational fightback!
As per Opta, Liverpool have avoided defeat in 10 of their last 11 Premier League games in which they have conceded first (W4, D6). Notably, Jurgen Klopp's men have rescued 12 points from losing positions in the top flight this season, the most by any other Premier League club. They also disrupted Manchester City's 23-game winning streak at home in all competitions.
Jeremy Doku ran the show for City
Jeremy Doku completed 11 dribbles against Liverpool, which is the most in a single Premier League game since September 2021 when Adama Traore also completed 11 dribbles against Brentford. He is the first player to complete 11 take-ons in a PL game against Liverpool since Opta records began in 2006-07. Doku is the first player to complete 40-plus take-ons this season in PL (42).
How did the match panned out?
City had a good start as they were close to taking the lead early on due to Alisson's mistake. Liverpool had their chances as well before Haaland slotted it home following a brilliant move from Nathan Ake in the 27th minute. In the second half, Alisson was again in trouble as Ruben Dias scored but it was ruled out. Later, Alexander-Arnold found the equalizer.
A look at the Premier League standings
With this draw, Manchester City momentarily kept their position at the summit with 29 points, registering nine wins and two draws. Whereas Liverpool are second with 28 points as they played out their fourth draw of the campaign. However, a win for Arsenal against Brentford later may see Mikel Arteta's men leapfrog to the summit of the PL standings.
Mohamed Salah registered this record against Manchester City
Mohamed Salah came up with the assist for Alexander-Arnold's goal. He has now been directly involved in 17 goals across 19 appearances against City in all competitions for Liverpool (11G, 6A). This is his highest tally against a team since joining Liverpool in 2017.
