When Dominik Szoboszlai's worldie of a free kick from crashed in off the woodwork to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead over Manchester City in the 74th minute, the post wasn’t the only thing that was rattled.

Indeed, the script had been written five months before when Szoboszlai's similarly unstoppable strike gave the Reds a 1-0 lead to hang onto against Arsenal.

Liverpool are about triumph through adversity, the momentum generated by a raucous atmosphere, the magic moments that come together to create history in spite of everything. This is Anfield - because Anfield is inevitable.

This is why so many opposition players and managers have named the famous ground as the most difficult place to win - the reason why Pep Guardiola had to wait the best part of a decade for three points here in front of fans.

Sunday should have been one of those days. Szoboszlai's swerving free kick was an all-timer to stand alongside the best of Gerrard, Coutinho and the rest.

And Manchester City had been here before.

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