Liverpool took their alternative to open up an 11-point hole on reigning Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis with a pulsating 2-0 victory at Anfield.
So typically one of many fixture calendar’s marquee events, this newest instalment between two fierce title rivals did not disappoint, with Liverpool racing into an early lead by means of Cody Gakpo.
It might so simply have been worse for ragged Metropolis, whose disaster is deepening by the week, as Virgil van Dijk planted a free header towards the publish and Stefan Ortega – chosen forward of Ederson – rebuffed a pair of Dominik Szoboszlai efforts.
Liverpool had been purring, higher in each division than their struggling guests. Trent Alexander-Arnold was subsequent to graze Ortega’s righthand publish, whereas the slickness of his passing was inflicting chaos for Metropolis’s Rodri-less midfield.
The second interval solely obtained worse. Arne Slot’s facet had been piercing with each fast-paced assault, and Gakpo almost had a second when launched by a beautiful Andy Robertson cross, just for Matheus Nunes to make an excellent restoration deal with.
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Liverpool are handed a penalty after a fall out of the Man Metropolis defence, Mo Salah converts.
Salah let Metropolis off the hook moments later after a horrible mix-up between Bernardo Silva and Manuel Akanji, screwing large when one-on-one with Ortega, however the Egyptian isn’t denied.
The day firmly belonged to Liverpool, and Salah made positive of that by thumping a assured penalty past Ortega – who had worn out Luis Diaz to concede the spot kick – to cap a superb show.
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Pep Guardiola gestured the quantity six to The Kop after followers chanted ‘sacked within the morning’ following Man Metropolis’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield.
