Famous defensive tackle by Rodri! Look how Fabinho didn’t score an empty net

The 7th round of the Premier League between Liverpool and Manchester City offered us an extremely attractive duel. The match between the two title aspirants ended in a 2-2 draw, but Fabinho could have decided the match just before the end, but he couldn’t score into the open goal.

We didn’t see a goal in the first half, but in the second act the last two holders of the English league title showed us how a showdown between two teams playing for the title should look like.

In the 59th minute, Mané scored after Salah’s pass, but just ten minutes later, Foden took advantage of Jesus’ pass to level the score at 1-1.

In the 76th minute, however, Mohamed Salah sent Liverpool back into the lead with a beautiful goal. But even that didn’t last long, as Kevin De Bruyne equalised 5 minutes later after a shot with his weaker foot.

In the 87th minute Fabinho could have decided everything. Salah’s centre was not cleared by Ederson and fell to the Brazilian midfielder at the back post. Fabinho worked the ball and had a completely empty net. But an incredible slide by Rodri put the chance out of reach.

It’s hard to find a better defensive save this season. Especially when you add the importance on the result of the match and the minute of the match. The Premier League table is still packed, with Chelsea in first place with 16 points, Liverpool second with 15 points, followed by Manchester City and Manchester United with 14 points.

Source: Twitter, Livesport