Man City 3-2 Liverpool: Spectacular EFL Cup fourth-round tie
Despite five goals, 25 shots and two confrontations involving City midfielder Rodri, this EFL Cup fourth-round tie will not live anywhere near as long in the memory as the efforts of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe in Qatar.
But, for the 50,000-plus in attendance and those watching on TV at home, after a six-week break, this was English football in the raw, the two clubs who have set the standards over the past five seasons going head-to-head. Even the managers loved it.
"It was a spectacular game," said Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, manager of the losing side.
"For us, it is always like this. When we are on top of our game, we push each other always to the next level. I saw the game; it was."
Opposite number Pep Guardiola was in agreement after watching Liverpool peg his side back twice before Nathan Ake headed home the winner just before the hour to earn City a 3-2 victory and a quarter-final trip to Southampton.
"Liverpool and City respect what they have done in the last years," he said.
"It is not easy to keep the ball against them. They have the most complex structure I have faced in my career. They don't need anything to score and create chances. When they are much better, they destroy you."
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