Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City - Five Talking Points

Liverpool continue their dream run in the league as two top class goals from Jordan Henderson and Philippe Coutinho help them usurp defending champions Manchester City at Anfield. Edin Dzeko scored their solitary goal but it wasn’t enough for the second placed team in the league table.The win leaves Liverpool within sniffing distance of top four as they trail fourth placed Manchester United by two points. Meanwhile, this win has done a favor on Chelsea as they maintain their five point cushion at the top over the defending champs now with an additional game in hand.It was a thrilling game at Anfield where both the teams with the intention of getting all the three points. Here are the five talking points from the game.

#1 All hail King Philippe!

Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Philippe Coutinho once again rises up to the occasion to haunt defending champions Manchester City as he scored the winner at Anfield. The Brazilian had wonderful evening in front of the Kop where he harrowed Manchester City defense throughout the 90 minutes capped by an exquisite goal from outside the box.

Coutinho started the game brightly as he pressed high up the pitch thus putting City’s midfield and defense under some immense pressure from the word go. His relentless runs down the left gave Man City’s rightback Pablo Zabaletta a torrid time.

The goal was surely well deserved as the former Inter Milan man was one of the best players for the home team throughout the 90 minutes. One more striking feature of Coutinho’s play today was his composure and belief. Seldom he looked out of sorts or gave away the ball cheaply when pressurized by the opposition. He maintained the level of performance which he displayed last week at St Mary’s.

This signifies that the young attacker is finally finding some sort of consistency against quality opponents. He is underlining the fact that his display against Southampton at south coast wasn’t a fluke. This bodes well for both the man and the club as Liverpool will look into carry on their momentum in this race for top four.