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- Updated: December 31, 2016
Liverpool capped a progressive 2016 under Jurgen Klopp with a 1-0 victory over Manchester City and reduced the gap to Premier League leaders Chelsea back to six points.
Georginio Wijnaldum’s eighth-minute header proved to be the difference as Klopp’s men responded to Chelsea’s 4-2 win over Stoke on Saturday afternoon.
This was Liverpool’s fourth win in a row and means they are now unbeaten in their last 17 Premier League home games (W11 D6).
Meanwhile, the defeat leaves City, who failed to test Simon Mignolet with any meaningful efforts, 10 points behind Chelsea in the title race and just three ahead of rivals Manchester United.
Sergio Aguero was back in the Manchester City team for the first time since picking up a four-game ban against Chelsea, while Klopp decided to give Divock Origi a rest and bring in Emre Can to give Liverpool more steel in midfield.
That …
