X reacts as Liverpool and Man City play out thrilling draw at Anfield

It’s fair to say Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola’s final Premier League clash lived up to the hype on Sunday, as their teams played out an enthralling game at Anfield.

An Alexis Mac Allister penalty early in the second half canceled out John Stones’ first-half effort, ensuring the points were shared between the title rivals.

Here’s how social media reacted to the game.

Rather than the players who were starting the game, all of the pre-match talk was dominated by the absentees from Liverpool’s lineup.

Despite featuring on Thursday in the Europa League, Mohamed Salah wasn’t deemed fit enough to start, while centre-back Ibrahima Konate’s injury concern picked up in midweek meant he wasn’t included in the matchday squad at all.

Salah’s absence from the starting XI received a particularly mixed reaction from Reds fans.

There was also some discontent about Konate being risked by Jurgen Klopp in Liverpool’s expectedly comfortable win over Sparta Prague on Thursday, too.

After an opening 20 minutes in which the injury-riddled Liverpool more than held their own against a full-strength Manchester City, the visitors’ quality eventually told in the 23rd minute.

The recently fully-fit Kevin De Bruyne curled a delightful ball into the near post area to Stones and the centre-back made no mistake with his volleyed effort, sweeping past Caoimhin Kelleher and into the net.