Manchester City made a powerful Premier League title statement with a 3-0 win over Liverpool, cutting Arsenal’s lead to four points.
Despite Erling Haaland missing a soft early penalty, he soon opened the scoring with his 19th goal of the season, before Nico González’s deflected effort off Virgil van Dijk doubled City’s lead before halftime.
Jérémy Doku tormented Liverpool throughout and sealed the win with a stunning curler to make it 3-0, capping a dominant display.
Liverpool had a Van Dijk equaliser ruled out by VAR for offside and rarely threatened, suffering a fourth straight away defeat — their worst run since 2012.
Pep Guardiola celebrated his 1,000th game as a manager in style, as City extended their unbeaten start and reaffirmed their intent in the title race.
