Just seen the official stats from the game:
ATTACK
Goals
Liverpool Manchester City
2 1
Total Shots (including blocked shots)
Liverpool Manchester City
11 8
Shots On Target
Liverpool Manchester City
5 1
Blocked Shots
Liverpool Manchester City
1 0
Shots from outside the box
Liverpool Manchester City
4 3
Shots from inside the box
Liverpool Manchester City
7 5
Shot Accuracy (excluding blocked shots)
Liverpool Manchester City
50% 12.5%
Comment: City had just 1 shot on goal and that one went in!
No saves from Migs in other words!
GENERAL PLAY
Possession (%)
Liverpool Manchester City
48.1% 51.9%
Duels won (%)
Liverpool Manchester City
51.3% 48.7%
Aerial Duels Won (%)
Liverpool Manchester City
45.8% 54.2%
Interceptions
Liverpool Manchester City
10 15
Offsides
Liverpool Manchester City
3 6
Corners
Liverpool Manchester City
3 0
Comment: No corners for City. We kept them at bay! Also thought we had less possession than what the stats show.
DISTRIBUTION
Total Passes
Liverpool Manchester City
480 521
% of Passes Long
Liverpool Manchester City
13.3% 13.2%
Passing Accuracy (%)
Liverpool Manchester City
77.7% 78.9%
Passing Accuracy opp. Half (%)
Liverpool Manchester City
68.9% 70%
Total Crosses
Liverpool Manchester City
11 11
Successful Crosses (%)
Liverpool Manchester City
36.4% 9.1%
Comment: Very even stats. But we had far better crosses.
DEFENCE AND DISCIPLINE
Tackles
Liverpool Manchester City
24 22
Tackles Won (%)
Liverpool Manchester City
58.3% 77.3%
Clearances
Liverpool Manchester City
27 15
Fouls Conceded
Liverpool Manchester City
8 16
Yellow Cards
Liverpool Manchester City
1 3
Red Cards
Liverpool Manchester City
0 0
Comments: Very few fouls conceded, which was good to see. Lucas is good at breaking up play, but he tends to give away a lot of dangerous free kicks aswell. The tiny Joe Allen seems to be more smooth at taking the ball off our opponents - now that he is back in form.
