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Manchester City have thrashed title rivals Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad today.
City's Erling Haaland saw a penalty saved before he nodded home Matheus Nunes' cross.
Virgil van Dijk's header was disallowed before Nico scored and Jeremy Doku curled in a stunner.
The result leaves City in second place, four points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.
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That victory and three points leapfrogs City up to second place in the league.
They are only four points behind leaders with an identical goal difference of +15.
Liverpool are down in eighth, a distant eight points off Mikel Arteta's side.
Just when he looks like he has had a wobble with a penalty miss, Erling Haaland resets and finds the perfect movement to score from open play.
You can always count on him to bag a goal — the idea that this is a season where he is bouncing back from what was an impressive goal return by most people’s standards last year shows his level.
He is leading the Premier League scoring charts and does not look likely to be challenged any time soon.
The 20-year-old has been impressive all season as he had become a player that Pep Guardiola has come to rely on.
Against Mohamed Salah today, he dominated the battle and contributed plenty going forward as well.
It is no wonder he had some cramp late on after plenty of running during that match!
An easy pick after that scintillating performance.
For all the talk of Conor Bradley’s ability to keep Vinicius Junior in his pocket in midweek, he had a real job on his hands against Doku today.
And the City man came out on top more often that not, providing dangerous attacking play.
With a lovely goal to seal it, he was a standout.
After a pretty shocking month for Liverpool, it looks like that could be the case.
Manchester City’s win is a statement one today with a comprehensive victory against a key title rival.
Liverpool do not look to have put the worst of their form behind them or have the answers to key questions just yet, either.
There is plenty of football still to play.
Thoroughly impressive from Pep Guardiola and City today.
Liverpool have been outclassed.
A comprehensive win for Manchester City in Pep Guardiola’s 1000th match in management.
A very disappointing performance from Liverpool.
90+1’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
A chastening afternoon for Liverpool. All the positivity generated by those wins over Villa and Real Madrid washed away.
Big decisions went against them today but they have been their own worst enemies.
They haven't lost a Premier League goal by three goals since a 4-1 defeat here in April 2023.
90’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Not long to go now. Will we get any more goals?
84’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
No idea why it's taken until the 83rd minute for Chiesa to be introduced. Liverpool have been crying out for a focal point up top.
I can understand not bringing on Isak given he's only just returned to training but playing Wirtz there as a false nine when you're 3-0 down made absolutely no sense.
82’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
What a pass into the teenager from Phil Foden.
O’Reilly is in plenty of space but skews the shot well over the bar and needs some stretching out for cramp in his calf.
In other news, Bradley and Wirtz are off for Liverpool. Gomez and Chiesa are on.
79’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
What a chance for Mo Salah, who is through and behind the back line and lifts the ball over Donnarumma but it is just a fraction wide of the post.
Liverpool have not come much closer than that today.
77’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Getting a goalkeeper of Gianluigi Donnarumma's stature for the price Manchester City did was one of the bargains of the summer.
The Italian has been a gigantic presence in goal today.
76’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
That is a lovely hit from Szoboszlai from range but Donnarumma is equal to it.
A ripper of a shot.
74’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Two players who have really impressed me? City's auxiliary midfielder-turned-full backs, Matheus Nunes and Nico O'Reilly.
Both have been characteristically good in possession but have stood firm in their defensive duties too, the side of the game both have generally struggled with more.
O'Reilly has bullied Salah off it a few times and Nunes' positioning and anticipation has come on leaps and bounds from the frantic figure of last season.
73’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
A very well deserved amount of praise goes to Doku as he makes way and gets a well-earned rest for the remainder of the game.
Omar Marmoush comes on to replace him.
Alexis Mac Allister has come off with Curtis Jones on to replace him for Liverpool.
70’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma celebrated that Doku wonder goal with some gusto.
69’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Liverpool are in danger of taking a really heavy beating if they don't sort themselves out here.
Gakpo misses a sitter at one end and then a couple of minutes later Doku produces that moment of individual brilliance to make it 3-0.
Just hard to see a way back from here. They are playing without a striker on the field.
67’ Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
This has been a pretty poor performance all over the pitch from Liverpool but one of the players having a really tough time out there is Florian Wirtz.
He has barely got a look in and on the one chance he had to make some inroads with the ball, was roundly dumped off the ball by Foden.
A comprehensive outmuscling which tells the story of his afternoon.
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