…As Man U Continues Winning Streak Under Carrick
A generation of Manchester City supporters had not experienced a winning feeling at Anfield – but all that changed on a highly dramatic Sunday evening.
Trailing 1-0 to Liverpool in the 84th minute, it was turning into a theme familiar for the Citizens faithful until captain Bernardo Silva and the ice-cool Erling Haaland both netted in the dying stages to hand Pep Guardiola’s side a memorable victory.
City supporters were riotous when Rayan Cherki rolled in a third into an empty net from just inside his own half, but the goal was eventually ruled out by the video assistant referee (VAR).
It mattered little as they stayed well after the final whistle to celebrate their side’s triumph – only a third in the league since 1981.
It was also result that keeps City in the title race. Just.
Boss Pep Guardiola joked afterwards about their last victory at Anfield five years ago, which came behind closed doors during Covid restrictions, saying: “That doesn’t count, right?”
But this brilliant turnaround meant City are only six points adrift of leaders Arsenal with 13 games to play, having been staring at a nine-point deficit in the closing stages.
Meanwhile, Manchester United continued their impressive run under Michael Carrick with another victory at home against Tottenham Hotspur.
This is the fourth consecutive win of Carrick in his second spell as United’s manager with an average of two goals per match, with two clean sheets .
City and Arsenal have also fallen to his tactics and new motivation from the players with whom Ruben Amorin could not achieve much but nightmare always for United fans,
Arsenal however maintain their lead at the top of the table with 56 points with City six points shy of The Gunners while United is in fourth.
BBC
