Gary Neville on Manchester City v Liverpool

Here, SunSport’s whistleblower Mark Halsey picks apart the Premier League ref’s biggest decisions and runs the rule on whether he was right…

Liverpool were also denied spot-kicks after Sadio Mane went down following contact with Nicolas Otamendi and Georginio Wijnaldum thought he was tripped.

Referee Michael Oliver will need a lie down after this game.

Roberto Firmino returned to the starting line up after injury. At one point, Pep Guardiola’s side looked to pose the strongest challenge for the title but that has faded in December and January, owing to an imbalanced squad with unavoidable gaps at the back.

While Jurgen Klopp failed to become the first manager to do a league double over Guardiola, his Liverpool team are now unbeaten in 10 games against their fellow top-six sides this season.

Matip, 25, was one of seven Cameroon players who rejected the chance to compete at the recent African Nations Cup with the eventual winners, while the Cameroon FA argued that they should not be allowed to play for their clubs during the tournament.

“How they fight until the last moment, how they put absolutely everything that they had on the pitch”.

Simon Mignolet turned a risky low ball from De Bruyne behind and Silva smashed a good chance narrowly wide. Lallana then missed the ball completely.

Aguero’s one-two with Sane freed the striker for a chance to complete the turnaround but he could not find a finish after losing his balance, De Bruyne slamming the loose ball against the woodwork, then Lallana’s opportunity to claim the points arrived.

Yaya Toure was overrun in midfield and it was a plan which didn’t work out for City.

Manchester City players are obviously disappointed with their last result, and they will be hungry to perform in front of their home fans against Liverpool.

There is a reason why Guardiola wanted a player who could pinpoint a flawless pass to a teammate in the pockets of midfield with a lofted ball and if the goalkeeper’s distribution is accurate on Sunday, I can see actually being a counter to Liverpool’s high press, as opposed to a weakness, as they will inevitably leave spaces in behind.

Manchester City, however, drew level in the 68th minute through Sergio Aguero off a brilliant assist from Kevin De Bryune.

All three of their losses have come away but more significantly, they have won just four times on the road. They are bit more emotional than the Germans.