The new leader gives an honest assessment. - “ "It’s definitely better than last year.”

Liverpool goalscorer Trent Alexander-Arnold, speaking to Sky Sports:

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"It’s definitely better than last year. We haven’t had too many good results here in general. It’s a point gained.

"It wasn’t an amazing performance from us at all, but we take the point. There were positives – we had chances to win the game.

"I don’t think we played particularly well. Their formation and the way they set up really challenged us.

"We regrouped at half-time and came out with a bit more of a game plan to press them. It’s difficult subconsciously when you play against Man City – you can’t really get tight to them or stand off them.

"There was potentially a game plan to stop me from getting the ball in midfield. I think Bernardo [Silva] was very close to me when I was pulling inside.

"It was about getting on the ball in different ways and getting us up the pitch. We did that especially well in the second half."

"There’s been many times when we’ve played a lot better against Man City and lost the game. The point was something that we needed and instils that belief that even if we don’t play well, if you get a point it means you’re doing something right."

On his goal: "I got the ball from Darwin. I could sense that there were bodies and I tried to get it across goal. Thankfully it found the bottom corner and it’s one we needed. It was about getting over the line and getting that point."