Was there any way it was ever going to live up to the enormous hype? In fairness, this absorbing, captivating 2-2 draw gave it a fair old go.
Talked up to within an inch of its life this week, Liverpool's trip to Manchester City was billed as the biggest Premier League contest in years. In an era where hyperbole is king, it was still an accurate description as these two titans prepared to collide at the Etihad.
Certainly in Liverpool's case it was true as they looked to somehow go above a team who can probably now justify the tag as the Reds' 'arch-rivals' in 2022. Title dreams appeared to be left in ruins at the turn of the year, so just to be in this position represents quite the turnaround.
