Manchester City vs Liverpool, 1st Leg
Match pulse
MNCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIV | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Liverpool 1-0
Liverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 in 1st Leg on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Etihad Stadium.
Play by play
There has to be a marked improvement on this display from City in the return leg or they will be heading out of two cup competitions this month, and Liverpool will have a League Cup final against either Cardiff City or Crystal Palace.
There was a distinct lack of adventure from Liverpool, who had six defenders on the pitch towards the end of the game. But Kenny Dalglish will tell you it's half-time and Liverpool are in front.
A professional performace from Liverpool, who got exactly what they came for - a one-goal advantage to take back to Anfield two weeks tonight.
- 94'
<b>And that's it, full-time at Eastlands.</b>
- 93'
There was a bad two footed tackle by Glen Johnson in that move, both feet were off the ground and another ref would have had a card out there. And it would not have been yellow.
- 92'
The ball comes back into the box and Dzeko throws himself to the deck - never a penalty.
- 92'
Free-kick to City, 25 yards out, Milner delivers and it's headed away.
- 91'
Finally some noise from the City fans in injury time.
- 90'
Three minutes to be added on.
- 90'
Nasri crosses in from the right, Aguero meets it with the flicked header and it lands on the roof of the net. So close!
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Liverpool have not played at Wembley since the FA Cup final of 1996, when they lost to Eric Cantona's goal for Manchester United. They are 90 minutes away from a return.
- 89'
The return leg is on Wednesday, January 25 at Anfield. Kick-off 7.45pm GMT.
- 89'
Time tunning out for City now. Is there a twist in the tale?
- 88'
Aguero sees a snap shot blocked.
- 87'
City just have not been able to find a way through his heavily-loaded Liverpool defence.
- 87'
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- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Carragher goes into the book for a little kick at Nasri, and so does Nasri for the reaction.
- 86'
Handbags are out between Carragher and Nasri, and then Kolarov wades into the argument too. The cards will be out here.
- 85'
That was awful from Kolarov, the short corner came back to him and he crossed it well out of play. He has been poor since coming on.
- 84'
Agger puts it behind and City have a corner.
- 83'
Is 1-0 going to be enough for Liverpool? I'm not so sure. They could have gone home with at least two tonight.
- 82'
City pressure builds, Milner's shot from distance is dragged wide.
- 81'
Kolarov is tripped by Henderson, free-kick - taken short.
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Striker Craig Bellamy is replaced by Jamie Carragher, who will go into the holding midfield role.
- 80'
Another sub for Liverpool. Will it be a) defensive b) defensive or c) defensive?
