EPL: Liverpool, Manchester City win to set up duel for title
Football | February 28, 2019 10:02 ISTA second-half penalty from Sergio Aguero secured a 1-0 win for City, which stayed a point back in second place.
A second-half penalty from Sergio Aguero secured a 1-0 win for City, which stayed a point back in second place.
Rodgers has been at Celtic since 2016 after a three-year spell leading Liverpool, including a runner-up finish in the Premier League in 2014.
It was the first goalless draw in the league at Old Trafford between England's two most decorated teams since 1991, which is a year after Liverpool last won the title.
In their fourth visit to Anfield, the German champions drew 0-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to go a fourth game at the stadium without finding the net.
The knockout stages begin Tuesday with Manchester United hosting Paris Saint-Germain and Porto going to Roma in the first leg of the round of 16 games.
The vital win came after two straight 1-1 draws for Liverpool in the league and puts the pressure back on City ahead of their home game against Chelsea on Sunday.
Turnover rose by 90 million pounds to 455 million pounds in the year ending May 31, 2018, according to extracts of the annual accounts published by Liverpool on Friday.
Aymeric Laporte and Gabriel Jesus scored for Manchester City during injury time in either half as the visitors went above Liverpool on goal difference.
Liverpool are still top of the Premier League by three points despite being held 1-1 by West Ham on Monday after also drawing with Leicester in the previous game.
As it was, Liverpool's lead is now five points with 14 matches left as the team looks to win the league for the first time since 1990.
A deflected 18th-minute strike from Danilo was added to in the second half by wingers Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane as City eased to a fifth straight win in all competitions.
Manchester United beat Brighton 2-1 while Liverpool survived a scare against Crystal Palace in a dramatic 4-3 win at Anfield.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has made 67 appearances so far for Liverpool since making his debut for the club in 2016.
Klopp, who also used the wind as a reason for his team's below-par display at Molineux, has yet to progress beyond the fourth round of the FA Cup in his four seasons in charge of Liverpool.
A year after Liverpool ended City's hopes of emulating Arsenal's 2003-04 Invincibles, the tables were turned on a freezing night that saw the title race open up again.
City manager Pep Guardiola's proclamation that if his side drops points it would leave the title race "finished" suggests the champions will go all out for a win at Etihad Stadium.
Liverpool are blowing away teams, with this ninth straight win coming three days after a 4-0 victory over Newcastle United.
Defending champion Manchester City, which started the day in second position, suffered its second surprise loss in four days when it was beaten at Leicester 2-1.
Klopp's side is four points in front of second-placed Manchester City after 18 of 38 Premier League matches as it looks to become champion of England for the 19th time.
Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk scored for Liverpool as they beat Wolves 2-0 and secured top spot till Christmas in the Premier League.
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