Liverpool had to settle for a point in their 2-2 draw with Manchester City at Anfield and ClickLiverpool was there to witness every minute of the action and kept our readers updated on every kick that mattered.
Final score: Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City
90+4 - Full time.
90+3: - CHANCE: Last throw of the dice for Liverpool with a Gerrard corner but Lucas could not direct goalwards.
90:00 - The fourth official indicates four minutes of added time as Kyrgiakos is fouled by Adebayor.
84:00 - SUBSTITUTION: Aurelio comes on as Liverpool's third and final substitution for goalscorer Yossi Benayoun.
83:00 - CHANCE: Bellamy fires from a tight angle but sees his shot sail high and wide of Reina's goal.
81:00 - Kyrgiakos is down again after clearing a Tevez attack and it appears is being replaced by Fabio Aurelio.
80:00 - CHANCE: Tevez fires a shot from just outside the area which Reina collects. City having more of the chances in this half with Anfield braced for a nail-biting finish.
79:00 - CHANCE: Wright-Phillips swings in a low shot in the area which Reina saves well.
76:00 - GOAL! Liverpool have pulled things back. Ngog's ball into the box was deflected into the path of YOSSI BENAYOUN at the near post who slid the ball home to add further drama to the final third of this match.
75:00 - GOAL! Adebayor plays a ball across the box for STEPHEN IRELAND who his home his second goal of the season to help ease the pressure on boss Mark Hughes but there was a hint of offside.
71:00 - Kyrgiakos is receiving medical attention after coming off worse in a challenge with Wright-Phillips.
68:00 - GOAL! City have levelled the scoring after Skrtel failed to track EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR, allowing the Togolese striker a free header from a corner.
66:00 - Benayoun blocks off Zabaleta as Bellamy prepares to take a City corner which Insua clears.
64:00 - Kyrgiakos does well to close down Wright-Phillips who had danced through the home side's defence. City look menacing going forward.
62:00 - Lucas is booked after kicking out at Tevez during a midfield battle.
60:00 - SUBSTITUTION: Boos ring round Anfield as Carlos Tevez enters the field. The former Manchester United man replaces Gareth Barry.
58:00 - Liverpool starting to command the game but City are threatening. Adebayor's presence up front is giving the Reds' back line more than a few problems with Reina called upon a few times.
50:00 - Today's official attendance at Anfield is 44,164.
49:00 - GOAL! A free kick into the box by Gerrard was touched home by MARTIN SKRTEL. The Slovakian defender got the better of Adebayor in the box to give the Reds the lead.
48:00 - City concede a free kick after Pablo Zabaleta manhandles Ngog.
45:00 - SUBSTITUTION: Nedum Onuoha comes on as a half-time substitute for captain Kolo Toure.
13:53 - The latest news in the press box is that Daniel Agger had to have six stitches after his clash with Toure in the first half.
45+6 - Half time
45+4 - CHANCE: Carragher takes a free kick short to Gerrard who fires an effort from the edge of the area that is deflected into Given's path.
45:00 - The fourth official has indicated six minutes of added time to be played at the end of the first half.
42:00 - CHANCE: Mascherano plays in Ngog but the Frenchman is unable to outmuscle City defenders and sees the ball run through to Given.
37:00 - CHANCE: Javier Mascherano tries his hand from distance but Given is able to save comfortably.
35:00 - CHANCE: A good ball by Stephen Ireland found Shaun Wright-Phillips on the edge of the area but the England international sliced his effort wide of the right-hand side of goal.
31:00 - CHANCE: Ngog headed a cross into the path of Kuyt whose shot was deflected by Barry for a corner. Skrtel couldn't direct his header from the resulting kick goalwards.
27:00 - CHANCE: Ngog and Kuyt linked up to play in Gerrard whose first effort on goal was blocked by Lescott. The captain skied his follow-up shot over Given's crossbar.
26:00 - Adebayor breaks into the box but the flag is up for offside.
24:00 - Both sides are evenly matched in terms of chances and possession but Liverpool are feeling the effects of losing Agger and Babel so early in the game. Tackles are flying in frequently so expect one or two further injuries in this match.
20:00 - Barry and Skrtel clash again, this time it's the former Liverpool target who pushes the Reds defender to the ground.
18:00 - SUBSTITUTION: Yossi Benayoun comes on for the injured Ryan Babel.
16:00 - Jamie Carragher receives a booking after clashing with former Anfield team mate Craig Bellamy.
12:00 - Babel and Gerrard were both down injured after clashing when the Dutchman shaped to shoot on the edge of the area. City's Nigel De Jong was also caught in the crossfire but has come off unscathed. Babel is still receiving treatment with what looks like an ankle knock.
11:00 - SUBSTITUTION: Sotirios Kyrgiakos comes on for Daniel Agger after Liverpool had been playing for a few minutes with just ten men.
10:00 - CHANCE: City have their first chance of the match with Barr forcing a good save out of Pepe Reina with a header at the far post.
9:00 - Skrtel does well to clear a City attack after Emmanuel Adebayor burst into the Liverpool half.
4:00 - CHANCE: A Gerrard free-kick was glanced back into the path of Martin Skrtel by Kolo Toure at the far post. Shay Given did well to palm the ball away from goal and out for a Liverpool corner. Sotirios Kyrgiakos is warming up on the touchline after Daniel Agger was stretchered off after clashing with Toure.
2:00 - City have an early free-kick deep in their own half after a late tackle by Ngog on Wayne Bridge.
00:00 - The Reds have lost the toss and will kick towards the Kop in the first half as Steven Gerrard and David Ngog get the match underway.
12:35 - Liverpool supporters have unfurled a banner declaring 'The Sun - 40 Years of Lies' in addition to a flag with the words 'Don't Buy The Sun'. Ill feeling towards the newspaper is still as strong as ever, 20 years on from the false article they published in the aftermath of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
12:22 - Fans are starting to filter into the ground as both sides undergo their routine pre-match warm-ups. We'll be bringing you every kick from 12:45.
12:01 - TEAM NEWS: Jamie Carragher returns to the side following suspension but there is no place in the squad for Glen Johnson. Albert Riera, Fabio Aurelio and Yossi Benayoun all make the bench following their radical horse placenta treatment in Belgrade. Alberto Aquilani starts again on the bench. Steven Gerrard starts behind lone striker David Ngog.
LIVERPOOL: Reina, Carragher, Agger, Skrtel, Insua, Kuyt, Mascherano, Lucas, Babel, Gerrard, Ngog. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Riera, Aurelio, Benayoun, Kyrgiakos, El Zhar.
MANCHESTER CITY: Given, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, De Jong, Barry, Bellamy, Adebayor. Subs: Taylor, Onuoha, Kompany, Weiss, Johnson, Tevez, Santa Cruz.
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