Manchester City came from behind in stoppage time to beat Liverpool 2-1 to keep the Premier League title race alive.
The visitors dominated the first half at Anfield, where they hadn’t won in front of fans since 2003, but could not test Alisson.
Liverpool started the second period better, but it took a moment of magic to break the deadlock with 15 minutes remaining.
Dominik Szoboszlai lined up a free kick 30 yards out and laced it into the top corner in off the post, using world-class technique to swerve the ball away from a hapless Gianluigi Donnarumma.
City looked deflated, but got an equaliser from out of nowhere when Erling Haaland flicked a header through to Bernardo Silva, who coolly slotted the ball through Alisson’s legs, played onside by Szoboszlai.
As the clock ticked into stoppage time, City won a penalty when Alisson needlessly took out Matheus Nunes as the midfielder chased a long ball over the top.
Haaland stepped up, and put the spot kick beyond the diving Alisson for his first goal at Anfield.
The hosts threw everything at an equaliser, and nearly got one when Alexis Mac Allister’s deflected volley was clawed away by Donnarumma, destined for the top corner.
Having sent everyone up, including the goalkeeper, for a corner, Rayan Cherki rolled the ball into an empty net from the halfway line as Szoboszlai and Haaland took each other out giving chase.
However, after a VAR review, Craig Pawson deemed the goal could not stand as Haaland had pulled Szoboszlai down, but Szoboszlai got a late red card for his initial tug on the Norwegian, preventing him from tapping into an empty net.
The win means City keep the gap to pacesetters Arsenal at six points, with a favourable run of fixtures coming up before their crunch meeting in April.
Liverpool stay sixth, now four points behind Chelsea in fifth which is likely to be a Champions League spot.
