Daniel Storey: For once, big guns deliver a feast of entertainment

So often the Premier League’s biggest matches disappoint - not yesterday
Manchester City’s Portuguese star Bernardo Silva meets up with his fellow countryman, Liverpool’s Diogo Jota, at the final whistle in yesterday’s Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium. Picture: PA

Manchester City’s Portuguese star Bernardo Silva meets up with his fellow countryman, Liverpool’s Diogo Jota, at the final whistle in yesterday’s Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium. Picture: PA

City and Liverpool combine to produce memorable battle 

So often the Premier League’s biggest matches disappoint, either producing a stalemate in which both teams are content to take a single point or — as has become a trend in recent seasons — one side imposing their dominance and embarrassing the other. This was the perfect balance, two managers intent on playing attacking, front-foot football and taking it in turns to knock on the door in a blur of aesthetically wonderful entertainment.

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