Liverpool's incredible dominance against Man City exemplified by one key stat

It was difficult to know just how to feel when the full-time whistle blew at Anfield.

Liverpool had just played out a breathless 1-1 draw with Manchester City in a game that the Reds could quite easily have won had they taken their chances, while also being denied a pretty obvious stoppage-time penalty.

Man City had shown their teeth too, Jeremy Doku hitting the post late in the game and Pep Guardiola's side a constant threat on the counter-attack.

It may have been a missed opportunity for the Reds given the pressure they exerted on the visitors' goal in the second half, but there is no denying that Liverpool played remarkably well against the current world champions.

After a shaky opening 15 minutes, Jurgen Klopp's side swiftly found their feet, putting in a dazzling display on Merseyside against one of Europe's great teams.

The Reds were relentless in their approach and dominant for the majority of the affair, something exemplified by one key statistic from their exhilarating draw with the Cityzens.

According to journalist James Nalton on X, Sunday's match was the first game this season in which Man City have had less than 50% possession - highlighting just how impressive Liverpool were to deny them the ball at Anfield.

Guardiola's side finished the game with just 47% of the ball and trailed Liverpool in pretty much every single match stat, including shots, big chances, expected goals, corners and passing accuracy.

Given Man City's clean bill of health and the fact that Liverpool were without Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Thiago and Joel Matip, the Reds' dominance is even more astounding.

Mohamed Salah wasn't even fit enough to start on the right-hand side either, with Klopp's side still decimated by long-term fitness concerns.

The result leaves Liverpool second in the table after Arsenal's late victory over Brentford on Saturday, but the Reds are only behind on goal difference at present.

With the March international break now standing between Klopp's side and their next Premier League match, attention must turn to the Europa League and FA Cup in the coming week.