Manchester City delivered a dominant performance to beat Liverpool 3-0, closing the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal to four points and reaffirming their title ambitions.
Erling Haaland missed an early penalty but quickly made amends, heading in his 19th goal of the season. Nico González doubled City’s lead before halftime via a deflected strike off Virgil van Dijk, and Jérémy Doku sealed the win with a stunning curling finish after tormenting Liverpool’s defence throughout.
Liverpool saw a Van Dijk goal ruled out for offside by VAR, but they were second best all night, suffering a fourth straight away defeat.
For City, it was a statement victory in Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th match as a manager, showing the champions remain very much in the title race.
