The situation on the field makes Rodgers keep scratching his head, Liverpool's disadvantage is obvious, in the case of Joe Allen being stared at, Liverpool has a big problem in switching from defense to attack, this is a problem, Liverpool has to frequently play the ball from the side, but Manchester City's defense is really strong enough, Wanyama's coverage area is still quite large, Manchester City's two-wing defense is not a problem, Silva and Costa's return defense is more active, which makes Sturridge and Sterling's play relatively limited.

Rodgers had to let his team not rush to counterattack, control the ball first, rely on the formation to press forward to play positional battles, increase the support of the midfield to the front, of course, at the moment he already has the idea that it is a good thing to be able to score a point, and the attention of the defense is not lost.

Wen Sheng naturally felt that this was better, and the offense and defense became turn-based.

As the clock ticked by, Manchester City and Liverpool each created some chances, but they were still a little far from scoring, and everyone spent a lot of effort on long-range shots, very little in the box.

Although they each conceded a goal, the central defenders on both sides actually played more steadily, and it is estimated that the rating after the game will not be low if this score continues.

Raheem Sterling and Costa were actually good at the two breaking points and created some chances, but they didn't score.

Wen Sheng made a series of substitutions after 70 minutes, with Guidetti coming on and Dzeko being substituted.

Guideti's Manchester City immediately started to play behind, and Rodgers stopped playing falsely, and he began to tell his players to be more attentive and focused on defense.

The game grinds like this, no one can help anyone, Guideti has the same positive attitude as the previous games, but today's opponent is extraordinary to him, Saco is very tough, Guideti will run wherever he goes, Guideti is very uncomfortable with the ball, let alone what to play.

And because the physical fitness is declining relatively quickly, the rhythm of the two teams is getting slower and slower, everyone is focusing on defense, if you are scored at this time, it is simply a fatal thing, who dares to take this risk?!

A draw is good at least one point, not allowing Liverpool to close the score gap, and letting Liverpool get three points is fatal.

Brendan Rodgers thinks the same thing, and it would be nice to be able to limit Manchester City to this today.

"Manchester City equalised in the second half, but it was clear that their fitness dropped significantly, and they had a lot fewer shots in the second half than in the first half! In less than two days, they will also host Crystal Palace at home. Wen had to think about that game! This game looks like it's heading for a draw! Martin Taylor gave his opinion.

Before the words fell, Wensheng began to make new substitutions, Silva was replaced by Oxlade-Chamberlain, and midfielder De Bruyne was replaced by Casemiro, which was a complete signal not to organize the midfield and strengthen the defense.

Wen Sheng's main purpose in making this substitution is to strengthen the defense, and the second is to attract Liverpool's attack.

Liverpool really fell into such a situation, Rodgers felt that it was a dangerous thing to organize his own attack, but Liverpool's players felt that the opponent was not good, they began to attack forward, of course, they also knew to guard against the opponent's counterattack, especially the new Oxlade-Chamberlain, who was full of energy.

In the 79th minute, Suarez conceded the ball outside the penalty area, Manchester City immediately played a quick counterattack, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Shears made a wonderful combination on the side, Shears almost tried his last strength to kill the hinterland of Liverpool, the critical moment was still the central defender reliable, Sako did not hesitate to put down Sears.

Sako was given a red card and City were given a set-piece that was not well placed.

The set-piece was taken by Van Dijk, and the effect was not good, and it went straight to the goalpost.

Liverpool had one less game, and Brendan Rodgers quickly replaced Sterling with Kelly to ensure the integrity of his backline, and then the whole team fell into a state of complete defense.

A group of muscular men in the midfield of Manchester City have nothing to do with Liverpool's iron bucket formation.

In the third minute of stoppage time, Clattenburg blew the whistle for the end of the game and the two sides had to settle for a 1-1 draw.

The Manchester City fans were a little disappointed, but the attitude of the players on the pitch was still very positive, and there were quite a few shots on goal in the first half, at least it was lively, and the opponents seemed to pay a lot for the draw, so overall it was quite satisfactory and acceptable.

Speaking after the game, De Bruyne said: "Maybe we could have done a little bit better in the details! What a shame for a draw! ”

This game is indeed too hard, De Bruyne feels that it is very difficult to play, Lucas carries the cards for him, but in fact, thinking about it on the other side, De Bruyne does not feel that he is very easy to deal with Lucas, Liverpool's players probably want to prove themselves in front of Manchester City, tactical execution, fighting spirit are very strong, maybe it is not too much to describe this game as their best defensive state in the first half of the season.

De Bruyne is a character who does not admit defeat, but after this game, he is actually a little sure of the draw from the interview words!

As for Wen Sheng, he was even more blunt: "We showed the ambition to win the whole game, but we lacked a key pass in attack and did too many long-range shots, given that the opponent's defense is very tightly organized, I think this draw is a reasonable result!" Do I accept it?! Of course I will accept it, a draw is also a good result! ”

"That attack from Shearles could have brought us a victory, but Sako stopped him and Sako paid the price! Yes, I do have a bit of a pity! That's all! ”

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said in an interview after the game: "It's always not easy to play at the Etihad, Manchester City have been in very good form this season, they have scored a lot of goals, if we don't limit their attack effectively, we will lose this one! We did a good job, they could only threaten our door with long-range shots and created limited chances! All in all it was a tough game, but we did a great job and we deserved a point! ”

Brendan Rodgers also spoke about the team's attack, with Liverpool having only eight shots on goal in this game, "We came here with the determination to win, they conceded the fewest goals in the whole league, our forward line was against strong blockage, I have to say that today they played very well and it was difficult for us to find space! ”

Brendan Rodgers' tactics against Manchester City after conceding a goal in the second half were also mentioned by reporters after the game, who felt it might not have been the right decision.

Rogers was tempted to ask if I could hold it just by guarding it?!

"I hope to take some pressure off our defence! We were under too much pressure defensively during that period! ”