All the talk pre-match surrounded the fact that this was to be final Premier League battle between Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, with the Reds boss departing Merseyside at the end of this campaign.
But both managers, on the eve of the game, played down that side dish, insisting the main course was the result itself.
The contest earlier this season at the Etihad finished 1-1, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s second half strike cancelling out Erling Haaland’s first half opener.
This encounter was expected to be just as tight, with both teams able to go top with a win.
How would it go?
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