Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool: Premier League – live reaction

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Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian62 min Liverpool have been better in the second half, if still well short of the best, and City aren’t keeping the ball any more. “Take away the goals, defensive headers and the marauding terror he induces in the opposition and what are we really left with?”46 min A bit of early pressure from Liverpool, with Bradley and then Salah having shots blocked.46 min City begin the second half – no substitutions on either side.Half time: Man City 2-0 LiverpoolPep Guardiola’s 1000th game as a manager is going swimmingly.

Man City 2-0 Liverpool (Nico 45+3)A hammer blow to Liverpool on the stroke of half-time.Manchester City’s Nico Gonzalez scores their second goal. This is Liverpool’s best spell.41 min Bernardo Silva is booked for tripping someone.Van Dijk's goal is disallowed39 min Van Dijk beat Donnarumma with a majestic header from a corner.

Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian36 min Mac Allister trips Doku and is booked.35 min Given City’s occasional susceptibility to counter-attacks, the decision to pick Wirtz ahead of Cody Gakpo probably wasn’t the best. Then again, I can’t imagine Arne Slot expected his team to have so little of the ball in the first 35 minutes.32 min Liverpool, strangely passive in possession at 0-0, will have to come out and play now.30 min That goal ultimately stemmed from some excellent one-touch passing/escapology from City when they were surrounded by Liverpool players in their own half.Erling Haaland heads City in front.