"Manchester City crushed Liverpool 3-0 in Pep Guardiola's 1,000th game in management, cutting Arsenal's advantage at the Premier League summit to four points. Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Sunderland on Saturday opened the door for the teams that have split the last eight titles between them, and City's best performance of the campaign resulted in a statement victory. Erling Haaland had an early penalty saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili, who had conceded the spot-kick by catching livewire winger Jeremy Doku with his left knee."
"But Haaland did find the net in the 29th minute, heading Matheus Nunes' right-wing cross home to cap a flowing move from the hosts. Liverpool thought they were level when Virgil van Dijk nodded in from Mohamed Salah's corner, but the flag was raised against Andy Robertson - who was deemed to be in front of Gianluigi Donnarumma - and that decision was confirmed by VAR."
"While City return to second in the table ahead of the international break, Liverpool are down in eighth, having already suffered five Premier League defeats this season. Data Debrief: Pep celebrates landmark game, Haaland closes on century Guardiola's 1,000th match in management was one to remember, with City dominating to hand the former Barcelona B, Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss his 716th victory in the dugout (388 with City)."
Manchester City delivered a commanding 3-0 victory over Liverpool, moving to second in the Premier League. Erling Haaland had an early penalty saved but opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a header from Matheus Nunes' cross. A Liverpool effort from Virgil van Dijk was ruled out for offside after VAR review, and a Nico Gonzalez strike deflected off Van Dijk to add to City's lead before half-time. Jeremy Doku sealed the win with a 63rd-minute finish. Liverpool slipped to eighth, having already suffered five league defeats this season.
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