Half-Time Report: Haaland Brace Gives Man City 2-0 Lead Over Liverpool

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Liverpool got off to a bright start with plenty of possession in the attacking third. Manardashvilli also made a save and connected with Salah on an outlet pass, but the Egyptian King could not get his feet sorted and put the chance wide.

Liverpool kept trying to connect on a pass in the final third, and a ball fell to Ekitike in the 28th minute, but his shot was just high. Those missed opportunities came back to bite the Reds when Virgil van Dijk conceded a clear penalty, which Erling Haaland converted to give City a 1-0 lead.

Haaland scored again in the final seconds of stoppage time to make the deficit 2-0 at halftime. Score: 2-0 Possession: 56/44 Shots: 4-1 Key Battle: Antoine Semenyo vs.