On this day in 2019, Fabinho’s thunderbolt helped Liverpool claim a thrilling victory over Manchester City at Anfield.
Fabinho opened the scoring with a thunderous long-range strike in the sixth minute before Mohamed Salah headed home Andy Robertson’s cross to double the Reds’ lead just seven minutes later.
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Sadio Mané added a third shortly after half-time, heading in Jordan Henderson’s delivery, before Bernardo Silva pulled one back for City in the 78th minute.
The 3-1 victory sent Jürgen Klopp’s side eight points clear at the top of the table and nine ahead of Pep Guardiola’s City. Liverpool would go on to end their 30-year wait for a league title.
