Five years since Stones’ “saving” tackle that gave Manchester City the championship!

Manchester City and Liverpool gave, like today five years agoone of many head-to-head derbies in the Premier League’s great rivalry of the modern era.

A game that finally would judge the title after the “Citizens” emerged champions at the end of the year with 99 points, one more than the second Liverpool! The 2-1 final in itself may not say much about the “chronology” of the match, since it took place at 0-0 the opportunity of the season. The one that decided the outcome of the match and maybe the champion.

A defining match in the 2018/19 title race?

Five years on, how much of this Premier League classic between @ManCity and @LFC do you remember ?? pic.twitter.com/IHLUTSPA3t

— Premier League (@premierleague) January 3, 2024

Salah’s through ball saw Mane hit the post and Stones’ attempted clearance was met by Ederson. The ball took a trajectory towards the goalDanilo disappointedly believed that he was behind in the score, but the English defender with an incredible reaction and epic display prevented the violation of the hearth.

Liverpool players have been waiting for her update goal-line technology on the referee’s watch, but in vain since she never came. The picture showed the reason. The ball did not cross the entire line of goal for millimeters.

?? Man City saved by goal-line technology against Liverpool?

?? Not the first time that’s happened… pic.twitter.com/cA3bvJKEVc

— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) August 4, 2019

History thus wrote the victory of Manchester City with 2-1. Aguero gave her the lead, Firmino equalized for the “reds” and Sane “spoke” last. No one knows how the year would have turned out if Stones hadn’t corrected the mistake. What is certain is that in the end both were satisfied. City with the league and Liverpool with the Champions League.

Editor: Thanasis Kritikos