Thus, the initiative in the golden game is back in Liverpool’s hands. The light blues from Manchester are four points behind the Merseyside club with one game less played.
The draw at home against Chelsea also meant the end of a strong winning streak of eleven games. Haaland came up with several great scoring chances, but the järbuen lacked precision.
Just before the break, Chelsea held out with one of several good counterattacks. In the end, Sterling made it 1-0 with a great finish. The Englishman left Manchester City in 2022 after a very successful period at the club.
– He is ice cold when he first manages to pull off Kyle Walker, said Viaplay expert Lars Tjærnås about Sterling’s goal.
With less than ten minutes remaining, Rodri equalized for the hosts, and it ended 1-1 in Manchester.
Haaland came up with several great scoring chances, but the järbuen lacked precision. Photo: Jason Cairnduff / Reuters
Chances at both ends
The hosts came to the game’s first chance in the rain in Manchester. Haaland towered high on a cross from row-mate Julian Alvarez, but was unable to push the header under the crossbar.
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Halfway through the first half, Nicolas Jackson had a great chance after great work from Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto, but Ederson stopped the finish. He couldn’t do that when Sterling ended a great Chelsea attack to make it 1-0 just before the break.
– A pattern transition from Chelsea, boasted Viaplay commentator Kasper Wikestad.
A few minutes after the change of sides, Haaland was close to 1-1, before Chelsea squandered a great double chance at the other end a short time later. Ten minutes before the end, the equalizer finally arrived.
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The reverse match between the teams in the autumn ended 4-4 after a fireworks display of a football match.
Two tough years
For the second season in a row, Chelsea are struggling far behind the best teams in the Premier League. The Blues from London have won the league twice in the last ten years, but the Stamford Bridge side have experienced a consistent slump since claiming the Champions League title in 2021.
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In the following season, Chelsea finished in 3rd place behind the superb Manchester City and Liverpool. Last year they finished in a very weak 12th place.
The miserable results of the last couple of years have come despite a number of expensive signings. Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo and Mykhailo Mudryk are among the players who have cost the London club large sums.