Manchester City vs Liverpool player ratings: De Bruyne 8, Sterling 7; Fabinho 4, Mane 7

Premier League heavyweights battle to thrilling 2-2 draw at Etihad Stadium

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  MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson - 6 The Brazilian gave City fans a heart attack when he miscontrolled near the line. He might have done better for Liverpool’s first equaliser. Reuters

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  Kyle Walker - 6 The 31-year-old used his pace to work both ends of the pitch. He lost Mane before the second equaliser. Action Images

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  John Stones - 6 The 27-year-old needed to be sharp on a difficult day for defenders. Mane exploited the seam between him and Walker for the second Liverpool goal. PA

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  Aymeric Laporte - 7 The 27-year-old was strong and assured. His tackle on Jota stopped the striker when the Liverpool man looked set to score. PA

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  Joao Cancelo - 7 The Portuguese frequently got behind Alexander-Arnold and caused danger, especially in the first half and his pass set up Jesus to score. He managed to keep Salah quiet for most of the game. AP

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  Rodri - 7 The Spaniard set the tempo in the first half but found things more difficult after the break. He might have gone for goal with a free header in the box instead of looking to set up Stones. EPA

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  Bernardo Silva - 7 The Portuguese worked hard with and without the ball. His control in tight places frustrated the opposition. AFP

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  Kevin De Bruyne - 8 The Belgian stamped his influence from the start with an early goal. He was subjected to some rough treatment by Liverpool but was a threat every time he got on the ball. EPA

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  Gabriel Jesus - 6 The Brazilian scored an excellent goal but twice shot when he should have picked out a team-mate. He made way for Grealish with seven minutes to go. Getty

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  Phil Foden - 7 The 21-year-old was a handful for the defence and his pace, passing and control were impressive. He kept Alexander-Arnold tied down but needs a more productive end result. Getty

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  Raheem Sterling - 7 The 27-year-old missed an early chance but troubled Liverpool. He was unfortunate to have a goal disallowed for a marginal offside and was withdrawn for Mahrez with 15 minutes to go. EPA

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  SUBS: Riyad Mahrez - 4 The Algerian came on for Sterling with 15 minutes left. He missed a splendid chance to win the game in the final seconds. EPA

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  Jack Grealish - 5 The 26-year-old replaced Jesus with seven minutes to go. He was eager to get on the ball and run at the defence but had too few opportunities. Action Images

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  LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson Becker - 6 The Brazilian made a splendid early save from Sterling and was unlucky with a deflection for the opening goal. He might have done better on the second. His distribution was up-and-down. Getty

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  Trent Alexander-Arnold - 6 The 23-year-old’s clever pullback allowed Jota to equalise but he lost Jesus for City’s second goal. Foden and Cancelo made life difficult for him. AP

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  Joel Matip - 7 The 30-year-old was unfortunate to deflect De Bruyne’s shot into the net but got better as the game went on. He made a clutch of blocks and clearing headers. Getty

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  Virgil van Dijk - 6 The Dutchman had an uncharacteristically shaky start. Although he improved, he was nowhere near his usual imperious self. AP

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  Andrew Robertson - 6 The Scot sent in a fine ball in the build up to the equaliser but his forays forward were limited because he had his hands full defensively. EPA

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  Fabinho - 4 De Bruyne went past the Brazilian too easily before the opening goal and he struggled against the City press. He was unable to impose himself on the game. AP

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  Thiago Alcantara - 6 The midfielder’s exquisite crossfield ball sparked the move that led to the equaliser. He was Liverpool’s best midfielder in the first half but had less impact after the break. EPA

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  Jordan Henderson - 5 The captain found it hard going in midfield and lacked quality in his passing. He was withdrawn in the 78th minute when Keita came on. Reuters

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  Mohamed Salah - 6 The Egyptian was anonymous in the first half but produced an incisive pass for the second equaliser after the break. City swarmed around him whenever he received the ball. AP

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  Diogo Jota - 6 The Portuguese scored the first equaliser and harried Ederson into an error that the goalkeeper was lucky to get away with. He was replaced by Diaz with 20 minutes to go. AFP

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  Sadio Mane - 7 The Senegalese took his goal superbly and was the liveliest of Liverpool’s attackers. He made way for Firmino with six minutes to go. EPA

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  SUBS: Luis Diaz - 6 The Colombian replaced Jota with 20 minutes left. He did not get on the ball often enough. AP

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  Naby Keita - 5 The Guinean joined the action at Henderson’s expense. He was unable to influence proceedings in his 12-minute cameo. Reuters

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  Roberto Firmino - 5 The Brazilian entered the game with six minutes to go for Mane. His impact was negligible. Action Images

Manchester City retained their slender lead at the Premier League summit as their crunch clash with title rivals Liverpool ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw.

Kevin de Bruyne fired the champions into a fifth-minute lead at the Etihad Stadium but Diogo Jota levelled eight minutes later for the second-placed Reds.

Gabriel Jesus restored City’s advantage before the break but Sadio Mane marked his 30th birthday with a second equaliser for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

Raheem Sterling thought he had put City ahead for a third time against his former club but VAR ruled against him in a tight offside decision and substitute Riyad Mahrez hit the post late on.

The result ended Liverpool’s 10-match winning league run and left City a point clear with just seven games of the season remaining.

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