Brendan Rodgers&#39;s Liverpool started the day in first place and they made an impressive start at the Etihad Stadium, with Philippe Coutinho giving the visitors a 24th-minute lead after a neat team move. However, City captain Vincent Kompany headed home an equaliser seven minutes later and Alvaro Negredo put the hosts in front on the stroke of half-time with a tame shot that Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet could only palm into the net. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/liverpool_2.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 349px;" /> Manchester City players tackle Liverpool&#39;s striker Luis Suarez. Pic/ AFP &quot;The most important thing today was that we were losing 1-0 but we had the character and the trust to go for the win and we continued trying to attack,&quot; said City manager Manuel Pellegrini. &quot;I think it was very important to try to finish the year near the top of the table.&quot; City, who have now won all nine of their home games this season, climb to second place, a point behind Arsenal, while Liverpool, for whom Raheem Sterling spurned a fine second-half chance, are three points off the pace. &quot;We&#39;re all very proud of the team tonight,&quot; said Liverpool manager Rodgers. &quot;I thought how we played -- the charisma in our football, and the passing in our game -- was exceptional. &quot;We&#39;re bitterly disappointed not to win the game, but my overriding feeling is one of pride, because it was an outstanding performance.&quot; Earlier, Theo Walcott had scored twice as Arsenal came from behind to win 3-1 against West Ham United at Upton Park. Arsenal spurned several first-half chances and they were punished early in the second period when Carlton Cole put the hosts in front after Wojciech Szczesny spilled a shot from Kevin Nolan. However, Walcott struck twice in three minutes to turn the game around, before Lukas Podolski crowned his comeback from a hamstring injury with a low strike in the 79th minute. &quot;We couldn&#39;t take our chances in the first half and we responded very well in the second half, in the end winning the game in a convincing way,&quot; said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. &quot;I am proud of the character of this team because they are always focused and try to do well.&quot; Chelsea also leapfrogged Liverpool, moving up to third place by beating Swansea City 1-0. Belgian winger Eden Hazard scored the game&#39;s only goal in the 29th minute at Stamford Bridge, cutting in from the left in familiar fashion before letting fly with a low drive that squeezed beneath Gerhard Tremmel. &quot;With the three points and clean sheet, I am satisfied,&quot; said Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. &quot;But we had so many chances that you have to score at least once and create a more comfortable situation for yourselves.&quot; Everton&#39;s hopes of making further ground on the Champions League contenders were thwarted, however, as they crashed to a 1-0 defeat at home to bottom club Sunderland. Ki Sung-yueng scored the game&#39;s only goal from the penalty spot in the 25th minute, after Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard was sent off for a foul on the South Korea international. It was Sunderland&#39;s first away win since April and left Gus Poyet&#39;s men three points from safety. Manchester United doggedly overturned a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 at Hull City and register their fifth consecutive victory in all competitions. Early goals from James Chester and David Meyler gave Hull a 2-0 lead, only for Chris Smalling and Wayne Rooney, with a sumptuous volley, to bring United level, before Chester scored a 66th-minute own goal. &quot;To be two down and come back to win is a great result,&quot; United manager David Moyes told the BBC. &quot;There&#39;s a long way to go in the league and we have to keep picking up points. I believe we can be in the mix and challenge whoever is near the top.&quot; Newcastle United closed to within three points of the Champions League places by coming from behind to overwhelm nine-man Stoke City 5-1 at St James&#39; Park. Stoke took the lead through Oussama Assaidi, but they had Glenn Whelan and Marc Wilson sent off, allowing Newcastle to prevail through a Loic Remy brace and goals from Yoan Gouffran, Yohan Cabaye and Papiss Cisse. Tottenham Hotspur&#39;s new permanent head coach Tim Sherwood saw his side draw 1-1 at home to West Bromwich Albion, for whom Jonas Olsson cancelled out Christian Eriksen&#39;s 36th-minute free-kick. Southampton, meanwhile, ended a run of six games without victory by winning 3-0 at Cardiff City through a Jay Rodriguez brace and a Rickie Lambert strike. Scott Parker scored a stunning 87th-minute winner as Fulham won 2-1 at Norwich City, but they remain in the bottom three due to Crystal Palace&#39;s 1-0 win at Aston Villa, which lifted Tony Pulis&#39;s men out of the drop zone.

Liverpool slipped from first to fourth in the Premier League after losing 2-1 at Manchester City on Thursday, leaving Arsenal in first place following a frantic Boxing Day programme

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