Man City vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Reds take advantage in title race with comfortable win
Man City 0-2 Liverpool: Slot’s team opened up an 11-point advantage at the top of the table with a famous win
Liverpool moved 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a ruthlessly efficient victory over rivals Manchester City.
Their first Premier League victory at the Etihad Stadium in 10 years came courtesy of goals from Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboslazi – who both assisted for the other goal – while a resolute defensive performance frustrated the hosts.
Erling Haaland missed the match through injury but Omar Marmoush was a lively replacement for City and even had a goal ruled out in a blistering first half.
Salah opened the scoring after a wonderful set piece from Liverpool before Marmoush’s equaliser was ruled out for offside. Szoboszlai then capped off a few decent individual performances to give Liverpool a cushion they could defend.
The second half was a more defensive affair for the Reds but they limited City’s attacking threats and held on to collect a significant three points.
Relive the action from the Etihad with our live blog below:
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Arne Slot refuses to believe Premier League title is in Liverpool’s hands
Pep Guardiola explains Erling Haaland’s absence from Manchester City squad in defeat to Liverpool
Premier League title race: Who has the best fixtures - Liverpool or Arsenal?
Liverpool are starting to believe that the Premier League is heading back to Anfield after the leaders won away at Manchester City to open up an 11-point lead over Arsenal in the title race.
A statement 2-0 victory at the Etihad, coupled with Arsenal’s defeat at home to West Ham, means Arne Slot’s side have one hand on the title with 11 games to go this season.
Although the manager played down the importance of their lead, seven of Liverpool’s remaining games are an home and the away supporters at the Etihad were signing about the title returning to Anfield for just the second time in 35 years after a first Premier League win at Manchester City since 2015.
Premier League title race: Who has the best fixtures - Liverpool or Arsenal?
When can Liverpool win the Premier League title?
Liverpool’s statement 2-0 win over Manchester City at the weekend has been hailed in some corners as the win that essentially wrapped up the 2024/25 Premier League title.
The result extended the Reds’ lead at the top of the league to 11 points with 11 games left to play, and though Arsenal have a game in hand, it does not look like Arne Slot’s side – who have lost just once all season – will relinquish such a sizeable lead.
The Reds need just 26 points out of a possible 33, with Arsenal only able to obtain a maximum of 89 points – if they were to win all of their remaining 12 games, that is.
Liverpool fans may still be looking over their shoulders with some nerves, but the truth is that the club is edging towards another top-flight title – but when is the earliest that they could clinch number 20?
When can Liverpool win the Premier League title?
Phil Foden’s unpredictable decline should be a stark warning to Liverpool’s rising star
Phil Foden was ready to take over the world. A potential was finally fulfilled last season, the ghost of David Silva laid to rest at long last.
In the same season, it wasn’t that Dominik Szoboszlai was particularly bad. The conundrum baffling many Liverpool fans was that it was difficult to decipher what the Hungarian had actually been brought to the club for.
That it is Szoboszlai helping inspire Liverpool to the title this season as Foden fades back into frustrating obscurity is a trajectory nobody saw coming.
The contrasting pair were deployed in similarly unfamiliar roles as their side’s focal point in attack in Sunday’s blockbuster at the Etihad. Only one had any effect on the outcome of the encounter, and essentially the destination of the title.
Phil Foden’s decline hands warning to Liverpool’s latest rising star
Virgil van Dijk details plan for Liverpool to overcome ‘anxious feelings’ and land Premier League title
Virgil van Dijk has called on Liverpool’s players and supporters to make Anfield as horrible as possible for the opponents who block their path to their 20th league title.
Liverpool went 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League by securing a 2-0 victory over the champions Manchester City on Sunday.
Now they have seven of their remaining league games at home, including the next three: Newcastle, Southampton and Everton.
Anfield was nervy in the closing stages of last week’s win over Wolves but Van Dijk believes that, if it is at its most intimidating, it can help Arne Slot’s side in the run-in.
Van Dijk details plan for Liverpool to overcome ‘anxious feelings’ and land title
The numbers behind Mohamed Salah’s ‘special’ season rivalling Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo peak
Another week, another record. Mohamed Salah took his extraordinary season to further heights with a goal and assist in Liverpool’s 2-0 win at Manchester City, a result that takes the Reds a step closer to winning just a second league title in 35 years.
Salah’s 25th Premier League goal and 16th assist of the campaign means he is on course to smash the current record, held by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole, for the most Premier League goal involvements in a single season. At 32, and with his Liverpool contract running out in the summer, Salah’s form is better than ever and the Egyptian is being driven on by his motivation of adding a second Premier League crown.
“Maybe people prefer my first seasons or now, but I prefer now because winning the league, helping the young players. It is special,” he told Sky Sports after Liverpool opened up an 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League. “We need another title.”
The numbers behind Salah’s ‘special’ season rivalling Messi and Ronaldo peak
Mohamed Salah’s unfulfilled ambition shows Liverpool superstar’s true worth
A footballer who specialises in hitting the target revealed his biggest aim.
Mohamed Salah had already scored for the eighth consecutive game, helping Liverpool to record a second 2-0 win over Manchester City this season. He has 30 goals for the campaign, but a broader goal has emerged. "We need another title,” he said. “Me and the big guys in the team, we need another title.”
Salah has long used personal ambitions to fuel the collective good. His 241st Liverpool goal means he is now tied with Gordon Hodgson, behind only Ian Rush and Roger Hunt in the all-time list. If the Ballon d’Or has long seemed a trophy on his wishlist, now he is looking for further success for the group of old-timers.
Mohamed Salah’s unfulfilled ambition shows Liverpool superstar’s true worth
Premier League title race: Who has the best fixtures - Liverpool or Arsenal?
Liverpool are starting to believe that the Premier League is heading back to Anfield after the leaders won away at Manchester City to open up an 11-point lead over Arsenal in the title race.
A statement 2-0 victory at the Etihad, coupled with Arsenal’s defeat at home to West Ham, means Arne Slot’s side have one hand on the title with 11 games to go this season.
Although the manager played down the importance of their lead, seven of Liverpool’s remaining games are an home and the away supporters at the Etihad were signing about the title returning to Anfield for just the second time in 35 years after a first Premier League win at Manchester City since 2015.
Premier League title race: Who has the best fixtures - Liverpool or Arsenal?
Mohamed Salah says ‘special’ season is his favourite as a Liverpool player
Mohamed Salah says his current record-breaking season with Liverpool fc is his favourite as the forward continues his incredible form to set new landmarks almost every week.
A man-of-the-match performance in the 2-0 win at Manchester City, which extended the club’s lead at the top of the table to 11 points, saw him become the first player in Premier League history to score and assist in both games against the reigning champions in the same season.
Mohamed Salah says ‘special’ season is his favourite as a Liverpool player
Pep Guardiola explains Erling Haaland’s absence from Manchester City squad in defeat to Liverpool
Pep Guardiola explained that Erling Haaland was left out of the Manchester City squad to face Liverpool after coming up sore after training on the eve of the match.
Guardiola had hoped to be able to bring his star striker back in after the Norwegian missed the midweek defeat to Real Madrid but the forward failed a late fitness test and was unavailable for the 2-0 loss to Liverpool.
Haaland suffered a injury to his right knee late on in last weekend’s Premier League thrashing of Newcastle, and while the issue appears relatively minor, he did not come through training successfully to be deemed fit enough to return.
Pep Guardiola explains Erling Haaland’s absence from Man City squad against Liverpool
Guardiola praises Doku and Savinho:
"It was a good game. Tight game in the first half,. First half it was more open and the second half they defended very deep.
“They always have the threat but it is not easy to control it. We dropped them. Through our pressing or build-up, dropped the team there.
“I think Doku and Savinho played an incredible game and get to the byline a lot but then just from there we missed the magic.
“We played really good so I have no regrets. The chances in the final third, when we want to shoot and cross, for the amount we arrived there we did not create much.”
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