Gary Speed's former Newcastle United team-mate Shay Given is visibly upset at the tragic newsPhotograph: Stu Forster/Getty ImagesThe minute's silence at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea erupts into respectful applause and chants of 'There's only one Gary Speed'Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty ImagesSwansea controlled possession for the first 45 minutes but failed to produce any decent chances. Indeed it was Villa, and Gabriel Agbonlahor in particular, who looked most likely to score. However neither team did and the game finished 0-0Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
Later at Anfield there was a minute's silence followed by applause. This remembrance was for Speed and for the Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones's son, Luca, who died from leukemia last weekPhotograph: Martin Rickett/PALuis Suárez proved to be a bit of a problem for City in the early exchanges and was consequently clattered a few times. Eventually he gets a free-kick after nutmegging Vincent Kompany, with the Belgian dumping him to the floor. Kompany got a yellow card for his troubles Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesBut Kompany is smiling just after the half-hour mark, when the visitors take the lead. The City defender rises highest at the near post to glance a corner into the far cornerPhotograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty ImagesThe ball actually came off his shoulder rather than his head but he doesn't care …Photograph: Martin Rickett/PATwo minutes later, Liverpool are level when Charlie Adam, who's 30 yards out, fires a left foot shot towards the City goal …Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesThe ball is heading wide until Joleon Lescott sticks out a foot and diverts it past Joe Hart and into the corner. Liverpool are back in the game at 1-1 and Lescott can only hold up his hand in apologyPhotograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesSuárez feels the full force of a Lescott challengePhotograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesMario Balotelli is brought on for Samir Nasri in the 65th minute and shortly after is booked for bringing down Glen Johnson. He then jumps up and into Martin Skrtel, his elbow brushing the Liverpool defender's face, who goes down like a sack of spuds …Photograph: Martin Rickett/PAThe referee, Martin Atkinson, reaches into his pocket to produce a second yellow card, followed by a red. Replays seemed to suggest that the Liverpool defender made a bit of a meal of the challenge. Maybe Balotelli would have good reason to dig out his Why Always Me? T-shirt again Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesRoberto Mancini is not best pleased with his errant compatriotPhotograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesIn the 89th minute Pepe Reina does enough to hold up a slaloming David Silva so when the Manchester City midfielder eventually gets his shot away there are plenty of Liverpool bodies on the line to clear the ballPhotograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesAndy Carroll is brought on with six minutes to go and he almost wins it for Liverpool in stoppage time but his bullet header is well saved by a diving HartPhotograph: Martin Rickett/PAThe Manchester City manager, Mancini, won't be too pleased with his side's costly shenanigans. Lescott's inexplicable intervention, which gifted Liverpool the equaliser, means they spurned the chance to extend their lead over United by two points; and Balotelli's clumsy challenge means that City will be missing his goalscoring exploits the next gamePhotograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
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