Defending Champions Manchester City set the EPL on fire on Thursday night when goals from Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane helped them secure a 2-1 win over English Premier League leaders Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium. 

Man City’s victory reignited the EPL  title race as they ended Liverpool’s 20-game unbeaten start to the season to reduce their lead at the top of the table to four points.

Pep Guardiola’s men knew nothing less than a win at Etihad Stadium would do on a night riddled with tension that produced a game that was frenetic if not a classic, a loss would see Liverpool open up a 10 point lead, but it was not to be.

Leroy Sane produced the decisive moment 18 minutes from time as he collected Raheem Sterling’s pass to fire across Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, after it seemed like Roberto Firmino’s stooping 64th-minute header would maintain the visitors’ unbeaten sequence.

Aguero had given City the lead with a rising near-post drive just before the interval, this coming after an earlier moment of drama when Liverpool’s Sadio Mane hit the post and John Stones scrambled the ball off the line after his clearance struck goalkeeper Ederson – with data subsequently showing the ball had failed to cross by just 1.12 cm .

Both sides had chances in a frantic finale but it was City who claimed a crucial win.