Michu strike denies Liverpool

Swansea 2-2 Liverpool: Shelvey hero
and villain in topsy-turvy match
The former Reds man scored and set one up
for the home side but also gifted his former
employers two goals as Brendan Rodgers' men
remain unbeaten in the league

Jonjo Shelvey had a hand in all four goals as
his former club Liverpool returned to top spot
with a 2-2 draw against Swansea on Monday.
Shelvey scored the first after just two minutes
before twice giving the ball away for Daniel
Sturridge and Victor Moses to score and put
Liverpool ahead at the break.
However, the midfielder atoned for his earlier
errors, heading into the path of Michu to
equalise after 63 minutes as Liverpool dropped
points for the first time this season.

Brendan Rodgers handed debuts to two of his
deadline-day acquisitions, with Mamadou
Sakho and Moses both making their Liverpool
bows.
For Swansea, Leon Britton and Nathan Dyer
replaced Jose Canas and Pablo Hernandez.
Shelvey opened his account for the Welsh
club early on as his former employers
conceded for the first time in the league this
term.
The 21-year-old miscued a volley from the
edge of the area but picked up the loose ball,
evaded a challenge in the box and steered a
calm finish past Simon Mignolet.
However, Shelvey's night took a turn for the
worse two minutes later as his loose backpass
towards Michel Vorm found Sturridge .
August's player of the month made no mistake
as he pounced to equalise and, in the process,
become the first player to score in each of
Liverpool's first four games of a Premier
League season.
After the two early goals, chances were few
and far between thereafter until the 25th
minute, when Moses dug out a cross from the
left wing for Sturridge, who forced a
scrambled save from Vorm with his close-
range header.
Michu and Wilfried Bony linked well for
Swansea just short of the half-hour mark, only
for the Ivorian to shoot tamely at Mignolet.
But Liverpool went ahead eight minutes before
the break as Moses seized on another sloppy
pass from Shelvey to race through and fire
past Vorm.
Bony almost levelled after Mignolet parried
Dyer's save shortly after but Martin Skrtel's
block proved crucial as he kept his side ahead.
Andre Wisdom brought a good save from Vorm
seven minutes into the second half, after the
Dutchman had parried a Jordan Henderson
effort.
Shelvey's eventful night continued three
minutes after the hour when he neatly nodded
the ball into Michu 's path for the Spaniard to
level the scores from close range.
Jonathan de Guzman saw a late free-kick tipped
wide by Mignolet as Swansea finished the game
on top without finding a winner.
The hosts climb to 13th, while Liverpool edge
ahead of Arsenal and Tottenham at the summit.