Liverpool next five fixtures compared to Premier League rivals after Man City setback

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCPep Guardiola celebrated his 1,000th game as a manager with a convincing 3-0 victory over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoonLiverpool’s inconsistent Premier League form continued against Manchester City as they were beaten 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Erling Haaland was on the scoresheet, opening the scoring, before Nico Gonzalez added a second in first-half stoppage.But before that goal, Virgil van Dijk had an equaliser controversially disallowed for an offside against Andy Robertson on the line.

The impressive Jeremy Doku then secured all three points for his side with a wonderful curling strike from the edge of the box.Speaking after the game, Reds boss Arne Slot said: "They were better than us. We had a very hard time bringing the ball out from the back and it was difficult to hold on to the ball."We struggled with Doku on the inside and O'Reilly wide.

Then, of course, a referee decision could have influenced a more positive half-time feeling for us. 2-0 down at half-time makes it very difficult to get a result here.The defeat leaves Liverpool eighth in the table, and below is how the Reds’ fixtures compare to their Premier League rivals in the next couple of weeks.Liverpool's next five Premier League matchesNottingham Forest (H) - November 22West Ham (A) - November 30Sunderland (H) - December 3Leeds United (A) - December 6Brighton (H) - December 13ArsenalTottenham (H) - November 23Chelsea (A) - November 30Brentford (H) - December 3Aston Villa (A) - December 6Wolves (H) - December 13Man CityNewcastle United (A) - November 22Leeds United (H) - November 29Fulham (A) - December 2Sunderland (H) - December 6Crystal Palace (A) - December 14Man UnitedEverton (H) - November 24Crystal Palace (A) - November 30West Ham (H) - December 4Wolves (A) - December 8Bournemouth (H) - December 13ChelseaBurnley (A) - November 22Arsenal (H) - November 30Leeds United (A) - December 3Bournemouth (A) - December 6Everton (H) - December 13