Wijnaldum header sees Reds penetrate Man City

• Liverpool 1 Man City 0
• Aguero earnings from four-match ban
• Wijnaldum heads Reds in front on 8 mins
• Origi replaces a harmed Henderson
• City destroy to make second-half prevalence count

Match summary

In a closely contested initial half, in that Wijnaldum headed a Reds in front after usually 8 mins of play, it was a hosts who lodged a usually shot on target.

While City managed to furnish an softened display after a break, they were incompetent to find a approach past Reds screw Simon Mignolet as a home side hold organisation to explain a critical 3 points and entrust Pep Guardiola to a fourth better in a Premier League.

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Full report

The initial possibility of a compare arrived after usually dual mins of play, nonetheless it went to rubbish as Aleksandar Kolarov dismissed a driven free-kick true into a defensive wall.

Reds centre-back Ragnar Klavan went into a referee’s book in a sixth notation after clattering a returning Sergio Aguero with a feeble timed challenge.

However, any thoughts of that early engagement were shortly lost as a Merseysiders went on to explain a lead with their initial bid of a game.

Adam Lallana sent in an mouth-watering cranky from a left flank, and Wijnaldum timed his run ideally before leaping above his pen and streamer into a bottom-left corner.

9: What a start. Lallana is set giveaway and provides a ? of a cranky – Wijnaldum does a rest with a bullet header!!

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Aguero had a good event to lift his side turn usually 3 mins later, yet could usually drag his shot far-reaching of a left-hand post from outward a box.

The Citizens were enjoying a lion’s share of possession, yet they unsuccessful to make an inroads into Liverpool’s defensive third as Jurgen Klopp’s group harried and tormented a antithesis during each opportunity.

The Reds had dual good opportunities to supplement to their advantage as a compare approached a half-hour mark, yet Wijnaldum dismissed high and wide, before Emre Can twisted a suppositional long-range bid over a bar.

Pep Guardiola’s group had one final possibility to pull turn in a shutting stages of a initial half, yet it came to zero as Kolarov dismissed far-reaching of a right-hand post after being teed adult by Aguero.

Liverpool started a second verse on a front feet and really scarcely combined a second idea after usually one minute, nonetheless Nathaniel Clyne unsuccessful to make purify hit with a round after creation a surging run in to a risk area.

The Citizens grew in certainty as a initial half wore on, though, with Aguero banishment a tame bid into a beholden arms Reds goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, before David Silva dismissed usually far-reaching from outward a box.

And they continued to emanate chances as Raheem Sterling volleyed into a side-netting in a 58th minute, while Kolarov forced a slight save from Mignolet usually one notation later.

Reds trainer Jurgen Klopp was given means for regard shortly afterward when skipper Jordan Henderson went down with a hit – in-form striker Divock Origi came on for a harmed midfielder.

But, notwithstanding saying copiousness of a ball, City were incompetent to mangle down an tenatious Reds Defence, who did good to transparent their lines during set-pieces.

Having weathered a storm, Liverpool began commanding themselves on record in a final 10 minutes, with Origi, Clyne and Mane causing a Citizens’ counterclaim copiousness of problems.

There were no some-more notable goal-scoring chances in a shutting stages of a contest, though, as Liverpool clinched a fourth true Premier League victory.