The FC crew question Pep Guardiola’s decision to pick Riyad Mahrez to take a penalty against Liverpool following his less-than-impressive track record.
After a scoreless draw between Liverpool and Man City, Craig Burley says we’re in for an exciting title race with three teams tied at the top.
After a scoreless draw between Liverpool and Man City, Craig Burley says we’re in for an exciting title race with three teams tied at the top.
In a match that didn’t generate much attack from either side, Riyad Mahrez’s penalty miss was the difference between a draw and a potential City win.
With the game at 0-0 and just a handful of minutes remaining, Riyad Mahrez had a glorious chance to end Manchester City’s abysmal record at Anfield, where the champions haven’t won for 15 years.
Virgil van Dijk had been penalised for bringing down Leroy Sane in the box and City’s support, massed at that end of the ground, could barely hide their excitement — finally an opportunity to bury some of those memories, the decades of embarrassment and pain at this unyielding place. The party would be…