Liverpool, City and Pep Guardiola
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Manchester City thrashed title rivals Liverpool 3-0 in Pep Guardiola's 1000th match as manager today. City's Erling Haaland saw a penalty saved before he nodded home Matheus Nunes’ cross at the Etihad. Virgil van Dijk ’s header was contentiously disallowed before Nico scored and Jeremy Doku curled in a stunner.
Two of European football’s most decorated clubs clash at Anfield on Tuesday as Liverpool host Real Madrid in a blockbuster Champions League tie.The Reds ended a shocking four-game losing streak at
Pep Guardiola has now managed 1000 games during his professional career. He has 716 wins out of those 1000. Manchester City have beaten Liverpool for the first time in two years. Their previous win was on April 1 2023 and they’ve played four matches since without winning.
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Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool: Guardiola celebrates 1000th match with big win over rival Reds
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City showed their depth and slickness on Sunday on a rain-soaked Etihad Stadium pitch, rolling over Liverpool 3-0 to move second on the Premier League table.
Liverpool came into the with a midweek Champions League victory against Real Madrid, but lost rhythm immediately after kick-off. Aside from an early penalty save, Arne Slot’s men struggled to create anything meaningful,
For Ruben Dias, who played the full 90 minutes in central defence for the victors, the performance was especially pleasing given the standard of the opposition, and he was happy to help deliver a win for Guardiola's landmark match.
Liverpool have a problem with big-money summer signing Florian Wirtz, who looked like a little boy against Manchester City, believes Gary Neville. It was a bad day out for the Premier League champions on Sunday as they were beaten 3-0 at the Etihad, further damaging their quite limp title defence.
Liverpool host Real Madrid at Anfield on 4 November in a strong Champions League match for Matchday 4 of the league phase.
Alexander Isak is in contention to make Liverpool’s squad for Sunday’s Premier League match against Manchester City after returning to training.