Liverpool’s Goal Draught Continues , Man City Run Riot Over Palace

Liverpool and Manchester United could only play out a goalless draw at Anfield as a game billed as a title race marker failed to find a finish, BSNsports.com.ng reports.

Liverpool, in Jurgen Klopp’s 200th Premier League game, found the breakthrough elusive themselves as they dominated the ball for long spells but struggled for attacking fluidity, failing to score for a third Premier League game in a row.

Manchester United stay three points clear of Liverpool, whom they meet again in the FA Cup on next Sunday, at the top of the table, with Leicester – a point above the Reds – between them.

England defender John Stones scored twice for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola’s resurgent title challengers cruised past Crystal Palace to go second in the Premier League.

Stones opened the scoring with a header from Kevin de Bruyne’s delightful cross as the Belgian made it 100 assists in all competitions since joining the club in 2015.

The hosts were already in complete control when Ilkay Gundogan added a superb second from the edge of the box shortly after the break.

Stones having previously never scored in the Premier League for City, then smashed in his second from a corner before Raheem Sterling curled in a free-kick for City’s fourth.

Guardiola’s side can go top if they win their game in hand, while defeat means Crystal Palace remain 13th.

Tanguy Ndombele scored a stunning goal as Tottenham got their top-four challenge back on track with a comfortable victory against bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United.

The midfielder Spurs’ record signing hooked a brilliant, improvised lob over Aaron Ramsdale to complete the scoring for the away side in the second half.

A disappointing run of just one win in their six previous Premier League fixtures had seen Spurs slip down the table with their inability to kill off games proving damaging.

But they were back to their ruthless best against a Blades side that had gone into the game buoyed by picking up their first league win of the season against Newcastle last time out.

Serge Aurier opened the scoring early on when he headed home Son Heung-min’s corner.

Harry Kane got his 12th league goal of the season just before half-time, driving a superb low strike from outside the box beyond Aaron Ramsdale in the Sheffield United goal.

David McGoldrick halved the deficit with a glancing header in the second half but Ndombele’s stunner made sure there would be no late drama.