Over the course of three games between these teams this season, Manchester City now lead Liverpool by an aggregate of 8-7. Given the fact they won the first game in September 5-0, the balance of power has now shifted alarmingly from blue to red.
For City manager Pep Guardiola this was the worst kind of Groundhog Day. With Bayern Munich in 2014, he lost a Champions League semi-final 5-0 over two legs to Real Madrid. In Manchester next week, he has the chance at least to save face even if it will take something quite extraordinary to save this tie.