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Another hiccup for Liverpool

Published:Tuesday | February 5, 2019 | 12:00 AM
Liverpool FC’s Sadio Mane (right) lunges in to block a shot from West Ham United’s Mark Noble during their English Premier League match at the London Stadium in London, England yesterday.

LONDON (AP):

Liverpool’s English Premier League (EPL) title challenge faltered again, drawing at West Ham 1-1 to hand Manchester City a chance to go top tomorrow.Having also been held by Leicester in their last game, Liverpool have seen their lead over City trimmed to three points, with the second-placed defending champion having a superior goal difference.

Liverpool went ahead in the 22nd minute at the Olympic Stadium yesterday thanks to the EPL’s lack of video review, with James Milner receiving the ball in an offside position before crossing to Sadio Mane to score on the turn.West Ham equalised inside six minutes when Felipe Anderson sent the ball down the right to Michail Antonio, who struck past static goalkeeper Alisson.

Quiet night

Lacking spark on a quiet night up front for Mohamed Salah, Liverpool are making hard work of ending a 29-year title drought.

By taking points off Liverpool, West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has helped out former club Manchester City, who can go top by beating Everton tomorrow.

West Ham are 11th in the standings.