Premier League - Salah scores as Liverpool beat Manchester City 2-0

The 26th round of the 2024/25 Premier League staged another focus battle. The "Red Army" Liverpool defeated the "Blue Moon" Manchester City 2-0 after goals from Salah and Soboslai.

Five minutes into the game, Manchester City organized an attack. Doku shook off Liverpool defender Arnold and passed the ball directly, but Malmush's cross was cleared by Van Dijk. In the 7th minute, Foden received a cross from his teammate and shot from the top of the penalty area, but the ball was cleared by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson because the angle was too straight.

In the 11th minute, Manchester City continued to attack. De Bruyne made a long pass, and Savio passed the ball, but the opponent's player saved the shooting opportunity. In the 14th minute, Soboslai received the corner kick from McAllister and passed it back. Salah immediately pushed forward and the ball hit Ake and deflected into the net, giving Liverpool a 1-0 lead.

In the 20th minute, Doku passed the ball across the defense of Arnold, but the ball was cleared by Van Dijk. In the 23rd minute, Manchester City counterattacked again. Malmush received a diagonal pass from his teammate and shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball was intercepted by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson.

In the 30th minute, Rico Lewis created an opportunity, and Malmush received Foden's through pass and broke through the defense and shot into the goal, but the linesman signaled offside, so the goal was ruled invalid. In the 32nd minute, Liverpool midfielder McAllister was injured, but continued the game after receiving treatment.

Liverpool extend their lead at the top of the standings

In the 37th minute, Arnold sent a long pass from the midfield, Salah received it and entered the penalty area and passed the ball diagonally over the defense. Soboslai took the opportunity to shoot and helped Liverpool expand their lead to 2-0. In the 40th minute, Manchester City got a free kick opportunity. Malmush chose to shoot directly when he took the penalty, but the ball was cleared by Konate.

In the 48th minute of the second half, Malmus took a corner kick and Gvardiol headed the ball but missed the target. In the 57th minute, Gravenberch sent a through ball and Jones received Soboslai's cross pass and pushed the ball into the empty goal. However, after the intervention of VAR, the referee said that Soboslai was offside before, so the goal was ruled invalid.

In the 58th minute, Doku passed the ball to the penalty area, and Marmoushi followed up with a volley, but the ball went wide of the goal. In the 61st minute, Liverpool created an opportunity with a corner kick. Robertson received a pass from Van Dijk and shot again, but the ball went directly over the goal. In the 75th minute, Salah took the ball and shot from the top of the penalty area. Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson immediately fell to the ground and confiscated the ball.

In the 89th minute, Doku got the ball, shook off Arnold's defense and tried to shoot, but it was cleared by the opponent.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Manchester City 2-0. Liverpool currently ranks first in the standings with 64 points, 11 points ahead of second-placed Arsenal after one game.