The Man City fans are pouring out of the stadium now and will certainly feel aggrieved after looking comfortable at half-time.

Kuyt has surely won the game for Liverpool, who also now have ten men on the pitch as they have used all three of their subs and Skrtel has gone off injured.

After the injury the fourth official indicates six minutes of added time.

Martin Skrtel goes down awkwardly after jumping for a ball and it looks a serious injury - he receives oxygen and is stretchered off the pitch with the ankle thought to be the main concern.

Ched Evans gets behind the Liverpool defence but does not get his head up in time to see team-mates open in great positions and is dispossessed by a Liverpool defender.

Keane tries his luck from the edge of the box with a left-footed shot but Garrido is marking him tightly and gets a foot in to block the shot.

Torres and Robinho, two of the best finishers in football, have both put in their contenders for miss of the season today!

Torres gets a glorious opportunity from close range but he drags his shot wide of the target. Even he can't believe he's missed it, Liverpool probably won't get a better chance than that.

Riera whips a dangerous cross into the box but his team-mates are not on the same wavelength and City clear their lines.

City are camped back in their own half now and seem to be trying to hold out for a draw, hacking the ball away from danger at every opportunity.

The game has heated up now and it is being played at a fast and furious tempo. It will be interesting to see how the ten men of City cope with Liverpool's new formation.

There is a break in play as Jo receives treatment for an injury on the edge of the Liverpool penalty area. Both managers look set to make changes with subs lined up on the touchline.

Mark Hughes is furious on the sideline but when he sees the replay he may hold his hands up and say that the Argentinian deserved to see red. The game is now wide open and Liverpool must surely go all out for the final third of the game.

That was a shocking miss from the Brazilian and that goal could have won this game for City, but the credit has to go to Wright-Phillips whose build-up play was magnificent.

Wright-Phillips turns the Liverpool defence inside out before sliding a wonderful pass through to Robinho who scoops the ball over an empty goal from inside the six-yard box.

Elano lobs a cross into the box but it is way too high for Ireland who is attacking the ball and the ball bounces out for a Liverpool throw-in.

Gerrard puts an inviting cross into the box from a corner and Torres gets his head to it but he cannot get enough direction on the header and the ball spins away for a goal-kick.

There is noise coming from the away end at Eastlands now and they urge their side forward searching for an equaliser.

Torres has not been in the game but he will be delighted with the goal and Liverpool now have everything to play for as the game heats up.

There is a bit more about Liverpool since the break and City are now the ones finding it hard to get out of their own half, but the visitors will have to do more if they are going to break down City's stubborn back-line.

Robbie Keane is undertaking a rigorous warm-up on the touchline and we will undoubtedly see him on the pitch before too long.

Liverpool have a foothold in this half and are spending a lot of time in City's half as Mascherano sends a long distance shot well wide of the target.

Kuyt gets a shot away from outside of the box but he slices it wide of the target with the outside of his boot.

Kuyt runs at goal and goes down after a challenge from a City defender but the referee waves away his appeals for a penalty.

Liverpool are being overrun in the centre of the park and the way Benitez has set up the side is not working at all, so it would not be surprising if he changes things around at half-time. Maybe we will see Robbie Keane early on in the second-half?

You could not have guessed this scoreline after the opening ten minutes of the game when Liverpool were dominating, but now half-time cannot come quick enough for Benitez's side.

Liverpool are under pressure all over the pitch at the moment and while they are keeping the ball for lengthy spells, they are pinned back in their own half and have not created a decent chance for a while.

Stephen Ireland is certainly stating his claim for a place in the first team as, with Martin Petrov fit again, there is competition for a place in midfield for City.

Liverpool's possession play is very neat and tidy but their final ball lacks conviction as another move breaks down on the edge of the City penalty area.

Torres is being watched very closely by Richard Dunne and Micah Richards and is finding it difficult on his own.

It is clear to see that Liverpool are trying to feed the ball through to Riera at every opportunity, though this ha sled to Kuyt becoming frustrated on the right flank as he is not receiving anything even when in good positions.

Robinho gets behind the Liverpool defence and is onside. He has options in the box but his ball through to Wright-Phillips has just a little too much on it and the move breaks down.

Riera has been Liverpool's most effective player so far and he gets into the box again but his cross is blocked by Zabaleta and goes out for a throw-in.

Wright-Phillips puts an inviting cross into the box from the byline and Reina fumbles it but then smothers the ball at the second attempt with Jo sniffing around.

Liverpool give the ball away cheaply and Robinho lets fly from distance but his shot doesn't trouble Reina.

It could be argued that the goal came slightly against the run of play but Manchester City now look much more the confident side on the pitch.

Elano tries his luck with a shot from distance but he fails to work Reina and the ball sails behind for a goal-kick.

Robinho gets a snap shot away from the edge of the box but it is a comfortable save in the end for Reina.

Riera reaches the byline and pulls the ball back for Kuyt in a great position but he scoops his shot over the bar - he should have made it 1-0.

Liverpool break from a City corner and have a four on two situation, but in the end Mascherano fails to make the most of the opportunity and is dispossessed by Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Martin Skrtel gets into a decent position and doesn't have any openings in front of him so lets fly from distance, but it flies straight down the throat of Hart.

Who knows what could happen in this fixture, it involves the team with the best attacking record - Man City with 16 goals - and the best defense - Liverpool with 2 goals conceded.

After not seeing the ball in the opening stages, Manchester City have just had a couple of half chances and Mark Hughes will be much happier now.

Robinho gets an inch of space just outside of the box and hits a powerful shot n the volley, but it is straight at Reina who smothers the ball gratefully.

Zabaleta bursts into the Liverpool penalty area and gets a low shot away but Jose Manuel Reina is equal to it.

Steven Gerrard looks to be playing just behind Fernando Torres and the link up between them has been good so far, but Robbie Keane will be disappointed to have been left out after scoring his first goals for Liverpool in the Champions League midweek.

Riera has started in lively fashion on his old ground and his side are well on top at the moment.

Riera drives a volley at goal from a tight angle and Joe Hart pulls off a fine save to turn the ball around the post for a corner.

Albert Riera gets behind Pablo Zabaleta far too easily and chips a cross towards the far post but it is just too far ahead of Dirk Kuyt and Manchester city regain possession.