Manchester City v Liverpool player ratings: Haaland 7; Alisson 2, Alexander-Arnold 7

Premier League heavyweights play out tense draw at Etihad Stadium

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  Ederson 7/10

  CITY RATINGS. Sublime pass into midfield started move which led to Foden chance. Decent save to repel Nunez header in first half. No chance with the equaliser. Reuters

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  Kyle Walker 7/10

  Strong game for the England man who defended well and organised those around him. Reuters

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  Ruben Dias 7/10

  Steady game from City's defensive rock. Saw a rare goal chalked off after Akanji was adjudged to have fouled Alisson. Reuters

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  Manuel Akanji 6/10

  Occasionally sloppy in possession in the first half, but did a good job of unsettling the Liverpool midfielders. Getty Images

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  Nathan Ake 7/10

  Beautiful assist from defender who looks to be in the best form of his career. Reuters

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  Rodri 7/10

  Not one of his more influential games but still kept the ball moving and made his customary defensive contributions. Getty Images

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  Bernardo Silva 7/10

  Some sublime touches from City's gifted midfielder Ran the show in the first half. Reuters

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  Phil Foden 6/10

  Super run and shot just before half-time. Crossing was at times inaccurate. Drifted in and out of the game. Reuters

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  Jeremy Doku 7/10

  Caused Liverpool no end of problems in the first half. Less influential after the break but did create chance for Alvarez. AP

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  Julian Alvarez 5/10

  Struggled to make an impact and missed decent chance but took some devilish set-pieces, including a late corner which Haaland headed just wide. AP

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  Erling Haaland 7/10

  Expertly pulled between the Liverpool centre-backs to create space for his opening goal then had the touch and finish to make it 1-0. Went close to a second with late header. AP

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  Alisson 2/10

  LIVERPOOL RATINGS. Early wobbles followed by poor kick out which led to Haaland's goal - a shot he might have done better with. Got away with one when the referee decided he'd been fouled by Akanji when ruling out the Dias goal. The usually reliable keeper was a liability here. ReutersShow less

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  Trent Alexander-Arnold 7/10

  The usual mix of visionary passing and troubling defending. Given a tough time by Doku in the first half and beaten too easily by Ake in prelude to Haaland's goal. Then scored wonderful equaliser. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Joel Matip 6/10

  Surge forward up the pitch created an early chance for Nunez. Some sloppy passes and partly culpable for Haaland's opening goal. That said, made some vital blocks and improved as game went on. Reuters

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  Virgil van Dijk 6/10

  Failed to take responsibility as Haaland ghosted between him and defensive partner Matip. Getty Images

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  Kostas Tsimikas 6/10

  Largely untested apart from a couple of occasions when Foden got the better of him. Dead ball delivery was an asset. AP

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  Alexis Mac Allister 6/10

  Decent game at the base of the visiting midfield. Deserves credit given the quality he was up against. EPA

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  Curtis Jones 4/10

  Looked to be brave with his pass selection but was guilty of far too many sloppy giveaways. Subbed. PA

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  Dominik Szoboszlai 5/10

  Showed flashes of quality but faded noticeably and was replaced midway through second half. Getty Images

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  Mohamed Salah 6/10

  Provided an outlet for counter attacks but was often on the fringes of the game. Teed up equaliser. EPA

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  Darwin Nunez 5/10

  We were told to expect a new Darwin Nunez but this was very much the old one with a bad first touch and some erratic finishes. EPA

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  Diogo Jota 5/10

  Nice throughball to release Nunez in first half but had a quiet game and was replaced by Diaz. Getty Images

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  Luis Diaz 6/10

  LIVERPOOL SUBS. (on for Jota, 54'): Lively cameo and was involved in move that led to equaliser. EPA

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  Ryan Gravenberch 6/10

  (on for Jones, 54'): Liverpool midfield looked more coherent after he replaced Jones. Reuters

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  Cody Gakpo 6/10

  (on for Szoboszlai, 74'): Decent impact, including run which cleared the space for Alexander-Arnold to run into and score. EPA

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  Wataru Endo 6/10

  (On for Mac Allister, 80'): Got stuck in as the visitors looked to protect their point. AP

Title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool played out an engrossing if lethargic and error-strewn 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Saturday.

Erling Haaland scored his 50th goal in the competition - the 48 games it has taken is a record - but Trent Alexander-Arnold struck 10 minutes from time to earn his side a point.

The result ended a sequence of 23 consecutive home wins for City, a run stretching back to New Year's Eve 2022 when they were held by Everton.

With the players returning from international duty - several on both teams from South America - and the game slated for a lunchtime kick-off, the expected fireworks failed to materialise.

One of those to have flown long-haul in midweek was Liverpool keeper Alisson, and he looked like an accident waiting to happen from the first whistle.

His poor kick out started the move which culminated in Haaland shooting across him and into the far corner - Alisson's weak attempt at a save only added to his woes.

His sloppiness in possession had already handed City a couple of chances, and then midway through the second half he got out of jail as the referee adjudged him to have been fouled by Manuel Akanji in the prelude to Ruben Dias scoring from close range.

Alisson's attempt to deal with the cross had been decidedly flappy and City fans were perhaps justifiably unhappy with the decision to disallow.

Alexander-Arnold then spared his keeper's blushes with a super equaliser as he burst into the box and drilled a low finish beyond the helpless Ederson.

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