{"id":878,"date":"2011-11-27T19:25:07","date_gmt":"2011-11-27T19:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/11\/city%e2%80%99s-balotelli-sees-red-in-liverpool-draw\/"},"modified":"2011-11-27T19:25:07","modified_gmt":"2011-11-27T19:25:07","slug":"citys-balotelli-sees-red-in-liverpool-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/11\/27\/citys-balotelli-sees-red-in-liverpool-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"City\u2019s Balotelli sees red in Liverpool draw"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LIVERPOOL (AFP) \u2013 Mario Balotelli was sent off as Manchester City\u2019s hopes of opening a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League were dashed following a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.<\/p>\n

A rare goal by Vincent Kompany looked to have put the leaders on course for an eighth straight league win.<\/p>\n

But City manager Roberto Mancini was denied three points on his 47th birthday when Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam let fly from 30-yards, his shot taking a heavy deflection off Joleon Lescott before finding the net.<\/p>\n

Substitute Balotelli had been on the pitch for fewer than 20 minutes when he was ordered off by referee Martin Atkinson in the 83rd minute after a second yellow card.<\/p>\n

The result ended City\u2019s seven-match winning sequence in the league but the point still stretched their lead at the top of the table over nearest rivals Manchester United to five points.<\/p>\n

Liverpool, who were without Wales striker striker Craig Bellamy following the death of his international manager Gary Speed, are now without a win in their last four home games.<\/p>\n

But Kenny Dalglish\u2019s side moved up to sixth in the table after their eighth unbeaten league game.<\/p>\n

It was one of City\u2019s pre-season recruits, Sergio Aguero, who went close to breaking the deadlock in the 17th minute following an uncharacteristic error by Jose Enrique.<\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s Spanish full-back, who has been exceptional since joining from Newcastle in August, put Jose Reina under pressure with a poor back-pass which was seized upon by Aguero.<\/p>\n

But Reina was alert to the danger and rushed out of his area to deny Aguero with his chest as the Argentine striker threatened to score.<\/p>\n

Instead it was City captain Kompany who made the breakthrough.<\/p>\n

Dirk Kuyt was left chasing shadows as Kompany shrugged off his marker to glance David Silva\u2019s header beyond Reina \u2013 the 19th successive top-flight game City have found the opposition net.<\/p>\n

Yet their lead lasted all but two minutes as Liverpool levelled through Lescott\u2019s own-goal.<\/p>\n

The former Everton defender could only look on in horror as Adam\u2019s 30-yard attempt deflected off his body to wrong-foot England goalkeeper Joe Hart.<\/p>\n

It was a slice of good fortune for the hosts, who had started slowly but finished the half unfortunate not to be leading.<\/p>\n

Within the space of a minute, Hart denied Adam from making it 2-1 with an outstretched leg while Glen Johnson, who scored Liverpool\u2019s winner in the previous game at Chelsea, went close with a dipping effort.<\/p>\n

With the game intriguingly poised, Aguero got behind the home defence before forcing a smart save from Reina.<\/p>\n

Liverpool continued to press after the break.<\/p>\n

Kuyt headed horribly wide from a good position in the 53rd after Stewart Downing\u2019s cross had been deflected into his path by Kompany.<\/p>\n

Balotelli was introduced in the 65th minute with the instructions to fire his side to victory.<\/p>\n

But the Italian only left his side to play out the last seven minutes with 10 men after elbowing Martin Skrtel.<\/p>\n

Liverpool piled forward in the closing stages in search of a winner.<\/p>\n

But they found Hart in exceptional form, the City keeper denying Suarez and the substitute Andy Carroll while, in a dramatic finale, Silva had an effort cleared off the line by Skrtel at the other end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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