Liverpool and Manchester City played out a 0-0 affair that only became exciting after the 85th minute. The pair effectively cancelled each other out in a drab encounter, with Alisson making a couple of decent saves in the second half.
Liverpool barely had a quality chance on target with Mohamed Salah blasting high after the break. It seemed both sides would settle for the draw but Virgil van Dijk fouled Leroy Sane in the box.
The referee pointed to the spot but Riyad Mahrez blasted over the bar, much to the relief of the Anfield faithful.
The crowd expected a massive response from the Reds but it never came as the game ended on a whimper.
Liverpool, City and Chelsea remain unbeaten and the trio is locked on 20 points from eight games. We should be happy with the point, especially after the penalty. Regardless, we face Huddersfield Town after the international break.
A number of fans were happy with the point but some were worried about our lacklustre attack.
Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah all struggled and some fans shared their reactions on Twitter.
Last season our problem was defending. This season our front 3 can’t score ffs. Mane, firmino and salah should buckle up asap
— jennifer brown (@missjen001) October 7, 2018
Thank u.. Saved us pic.twitter.com/JutlE756cx
— Anil.N.Pillai (@AnilNPillai32) October 7, 2018
No play maker.. No play maker..No play maker..No play maker..No play maker..No play maker..No play maker..No play maker..No play
— 3AQRBAWY (@wkmAqrbawy) October 7, 2018
Drop Salah and start Shaqiri ffs.
— Johannes Kristian (@joejoelatos) October 7, 2018
Mane has been poor too
— Reynaldi Alvandry (@aldiandry) October 7, 2018
Great game it was ……not the very results we expected but 1 is always better than 0.
Shoutouts to my man HENDO. …..he excited me today with less back passes, some dribbling 😍😍😍 and solid than ever before.
Please improve in that direction. ….
Always #YNWA— Nnume (@lwegaba) October 7, 2018
What on earth has Shaqiri done to Klopp that he doesn’t fancy playing him ffs??
— Nana Sefah (@RydersrideNana) October 7, 2018
Better than a loss. Think Salah should be on the bench for a couple of days. Take the pressure off him that he has put on himself and get Shaqiri on as an alternative.
— Karen Langley (@FencingKaren) October 7, 2018
Think International break has come at right time , Mass withdrawals please Boss
— gary carney (@garycarney4) October 7, 2018
This game was so weird I don’t even understand what I just watched
— Zevish Afridi (@ZevishAfridi) October 7, 2018
