Liverpool beat Man City 2-1 to reach league fifth place
Xinhua, March 1, 2015 Adjust font size:
Philippe Coutinho scored a late winner to give Liverpool a 2-1 win over Manchester City at Anfield to overtake Southampton for the English Premier League fifth place on Sunday.
The in-form Brazilian playmaker capped another impressive display by curling in a superb shot from 25 meters in the 75th minute.
Captain Jordan Henderson scored a similar goal to put Liverpool ahead in the 11th and although Edin Dzeko equalized in the 25th after a slick move, City was sluggish in a match it needed to win to keep the pressure on Chelsea.
City stayed five points behind Chelsea with one more game played. Chelsea are playing in the League Cup final later Sunday. Endi