Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday evening despite taking the lead. <br /><br />James Milner scored from the penalty spot to give the Reds the lead in the 51st minute. The referee pointed to the spot after City&rsquo;s Gael Clichy committed a serious foul on Roberto Firmino in the penalty area.<br /><br />The hosts struck back on 69 minutes, when Sergio Aguero tapped home from close range after a brilliant delivery from <br />Kevin de Bruyne.<br /><br />Six minutes later, Manchester City missed a decent chance to snatch all three points when Kevin de Bruyne struck the woodwork after Aguero had played a 1-2 with Leroy Sane.<br /><br />With ten minutes left on the clock, Liverpool came close to regaining the lead but Lallana missed target with an open goal at his mercy. <br /><br />Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho was an unused substitute, Sheyi Ojo and Ovie Ejaria were not in Liverpool&rsquo;s 18-man squad.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : mancity.com<br />