Jose Enrique claims Lucas Leiva - not Joe Hart - was the best player on the pitch during Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Manchester City.

Hart pulled off a raft of top-class saves to stop Liverpool getting the reward for a marvelous second-half surge.

But it was Lucas who won man of the match on both Liverpoolfc.tv and host broadcaster Sky - and our Opta stats reveal why.

The Brazilian had a passing accuracy of 92 per cent, made six interceptions and won 81.3 per cent of his 'duels'.

Enrique said: "Joe Hart was good for them but Lucas was the best player on the pitch - he was amazing.

"He is playing really well with Charlie who is scoring some important goals for us this season.

"They are both really important for us. Stewart Downing came back into the side and also did well.

"City have some very good strikers but Pepe Reina made some very good saves. At times Pepe was like another centre-back for us!

"But it's not just down to the back four and the 'keeper, the whole team are playing really well."

The result means Liverpool have drawn four successive home league games for the first time since 1971 as the Reds have met with a string of in-form goalkeepers.

"I think we deserved to win the game," Enrique added. "In the first half maybe they played better but in the second half we played very well.

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"We had some good chances but Joe Hart played brilliantly for them.

"I don't know what's happening with goalkeepers here this season. Against Swansea and Norwich it was the same.

"I think we have been really unlucky in many home games this season. It's a lot of points we have lost here but a draw at home to City is not bad.

"In the last two games we've played not just two of the best teams in England but in the world in City and Chelsea.

"We won at Chelsea and we deserved to beat City as well so that shows we can beat anyone.

"We have an amazing squad and we just have to try to keep improving."