Manchester City hand Liverpool first loss of season

By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun

ANKARA (AA) - Manchester City defeated Liverpool 2-1 on Thursday evening at Etihad Stadium to cut the Premier League leaders' points lead to four.

Sergio Aguero broke the deadlock five minutes before the halftime, but Roberto Firmino equalized in the 64th minute. In the 70th minute Leroy Sane scored to give the City victory in Premier League's 21st match week.

Liverpool's 20-match unbeaten run ended at the hands of Manchester City as league's top scoring team proved how lethal they can be.

Here are the standings after match week 21 in the Premier League:

Standings

St. Teams MP, Win, +/-, Pts

1. Liverpool: 21, 17, +39, 54

2. Manchester City: 21, 16, +39, 50

3. Tottenham Hotspur: 21, 16, +25, 48

4. Chelsea: 21, 13, +22, 44

5. Arsenal: 21, 12, +15, 41

6. Manchester United: 21, 11, +11, 38

7. Leicester City: 21, 9, +2, 31

8. Watford: 21, 8, -1, 29

9. Wolves: 21, 8, -2, 29

10. West Ham United: 21, 8, -3, 28

11. Everton: 21, 7, 0, 27

12. Bournemouth: 21, 8, -9, 27

13. Brighton & Hove Albion: 21, 7, -5, 26

14. Crystal Palace: 21, 6, -7, 22

15. Newcastle United: 21, 4, -14, 18

16. Burnley: 21, 5, -21, 18

17. Cardiff City: 21, 5, -22, 18

18. Southampton: 21, 3, -17, 16

19. Fulham: 21, 3, -28, 14

20. Huddersfield Town: 21, 2, -24, 10