One of the worst penalties you’ll see, but perhaps the best reflection of this dismal let-down of a showdown. Riyad Mahrez’s blazed 86th-minute penalty was also one of the few moments of actual action in this drab match, that otherwise offered a whole lot of nothing, right down to the effect on the title race.
This 0-0 draw between Liverpool and Manchester City – the first ever between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola – leaves so much as it was, but that at least might leave Liverpool a little more satisfied given they were on the brink of defeat. It only left Gabriel Jesus disgusted, as he had insisted on taking the penalty. Mahrez has now missed four of his last six penalties, which begs the question as to why he was allowed take it, not to mention the fact he is a new player in a team of so much technical talent.
Hey, it at least offered something to talk about from this match. The only people that could otherwise have been any way excited by it were a soaring Chelsea, who went level on 20 points with both sides after their earlier 3-0 win at Southampton.
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