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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23452157" data-attributes="member: 158020">Manchester City 1 Liverpool 2: Salah scores on return as Mane nets 94th-min penalty<img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/07/26/02/4E928BE900000578-5993409-image-a-38_1532570212682.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Mohamed Salah made a goalscoring return as Sadio Mane's last-gasp  penalty secured a 2-1 win for Liverpool against Manchester City at the  International Champions Cup in New Jersey. All eyes were on Salah at a wet MetLife Stadium, where the reigning  Premier Golden Boot winner and Player of the Year started on the bench  following a World Cup affected by a shoulder injury sustained in the  Champions League final loss to Real Madrid. And  the Egyptian phenomenon – who scored 44 goals in all competitions last  season – scored less than a minute after his introduction in the second  half, which turned Wednesday's game on its head.Salah,  with the suggestion of offside, headed past the helpless Joe Hart to  cancel out Leroy Sane's opener after the German put Manchester City  ahead six minutes later, while the Liverpool star struck the woodwork  moments later.Sadio Mane wasted two great chances during the  closing stages but it did not matter as he stepped up and converted a  94th-minute penalty after Solanke was bundled over.Loris Karius retained his spot in the XI despite another error in  Liverpool's opening 3-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund last time out, while  Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho, Andy Robertson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Adam  Lallana, Nathaniel Clyne and Daniel Sturridge also started. Missing a host of World Cup stars, Pep Guardiola's City line-up  was headlined by club-record signing Riyad Mahrez and Claudio Bravo,  with Sane and Bernardo Silva among the substitutes following a 1-0  defeat against Dortmund.Chances were few and far between in the  first half, though City had an opportunity to break the deadlock in the  12th minute when Lukas Nmecha was played in brilliantly by Mahrez but  Karius made a good save before the rebound was blazed over the crossbar.The  introductions of Sane and Mane brought the match to life in the second  half as Liverpool almost made the breakthrough within three minutes of  the restart.A last-ditch intervention off the line denied Mane,  who almost bundled the ball into the net following chaos in the penalty  area.City then had a golden opportunity to open the scoring when  Luke Bolton left Fabinho in his wake and slid a ball across the six-yard  box but Sane's shot was saved by substitute keeper Caoimhim Kelleher.Sane  was not to be denied a minute later as he showed outstanding pace and  composure to put the Premier League champions ahead after gliding past  Van Dijk and Clyne before finishing calmly – moment of magic which left  Klopp shaking his head.That prompted the addition of Salah just past the hour-mark and he  restored parity within seconds of his arrival – guiding a header beyond  Hart.City had no answer to Salah, who almost made it two but his  goal-bound header was cleared away for a corner, while he rattled the  crossbar moments later after finding space in behind Guardiola's  defence.With penalties looming, the referee pointed to the spot  in the fourth minute of stoppage time when Solanke was clumsily fouled  in the back by Tosin Adarabioyo following Salah's chipped pass and Mane  made no mistake against Hart.</blockquote>

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