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City's dominant since the early minutes. With a mastery of the ball and feed variations, they are able to suppress Liverpool from different directions.
Unfortunately, it was not necessarily followed by the emergence of many opportunities, because Liverpool survive with a neat and disciplined. In a number of crucial opportunity bait or mentally blocked shots City players of "The Reds".
The result, almost no chance that, until Gareth Barry's first make sure City excellence through his goal at minute 13. Being in the middle of the penalty box, he managed to reach the bait and send James Milner went into goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
The goal was to make City more confident and calm. It seemed to comfort them rolling the ball from one side of the field to the other side to find gaps to attack.
However, the City remains difficult due to Liverpool appeared to create opportunities so compact and disciplined, especially when on the defensive. In some businesses, a City crucial bait or discarded execution Liverpool aground.
At minute 30, for example, Tevez the ball in the opponent penalty box and then tried to open fire. However, the ball successfully removed by a Liverpool player.
In addition to trying to penetrate, the City also test their luck with long distance shots. However, City have a problem with accuracy so that their businesses this way none of them targeting the goalkeeper Reina.
In the midst of this pressure, Liverpool are still able to create a serious threat to Joe Hart's goal. At minute 34, for example, David Ngog opened fire accurately, which unfortunately is too weak so easy to just secured Hart.
Entering the second half, City increase the intensity of their attacks. When attacking, all lines to provide support and when he lost the ball they took it back and insist on direct attack.
They also managed to double the advantage through Carlos Tevez in the minutes to the front of the mouth of the goal-Liverpool 52.Dari, Tevez welcomes Micah Richards and heading the ball into the middle of sending goalkeeper Reina.
Liverpool forced to loosen the goal was to add power gempur attacks. They even managed to force the City back and create some opportunities. At minute 53, for example, utilizing the results of firing the ball gag Steven Gerrard hit a pole, David Ngog opened fire accurately, which unfortunately still be secured Hart.
Liverpool then attempted to maintain their pressure. However, City do not stay silent. In the 65th minute, Adam Johnson managed to master the ball and tried to lead her alone into enemy territory.
He successfully passed the convoy of opposing players before it was overthrown Martin Skrtel in the penalty box on 65 minutes. Mercilessly referee Philip Dowd pointed to the white dot. Tevez is believed to execute successfully outwit Reina and enlarge his team a 3-0 advantage.
The goal did not change the game. Both sides still insist on attacking, with the City looked more dominant. However, the action did not produce their assault until the whistle sounded long goals.
During the 90th minute, City controlled the ball as much as 55 percent and created three golden opportunity from 12 experiments. Meanwhile, Liverpool's five shots off accurately from 18 businesses.
The composition of players:
City: 25-Joe Hart, 19, Joleon Lescott, 4-Vincent Kompany, 28-Kolo Touré, 2-Micah Richards, 18-Gareth Barry, 34-Nigel de Jong, 42-Yaya Toure (5-Pablo Zabaleta 85); 7-James Milner, 32-Carlos Tevez (27-Jo 85), 11-Adam Johnson
Liverpool: 25-Pepe Reina; 5-Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel, 37, 23-Jamie Carragher, 2-Glen Johnson, 14, Milan Jovanovic (12-Dani Pacheco 86), 21-Lucas, 8-Steven Gerrard, 18 - Dirk Kuyt, 9-Fernando Torres (19-Ryan Babel 78), 24-David Ngog
