Manchester City made a powerful title statement with a 3-0 win over Liverpool, cutting Arsenal’s Premier League lead to four points.
Despite Erling Haaland missing an early penalty, the Norwegian opened the scoring with his 19th goal of the season, before Nico González’s deflected strike doubled the lead just before halftime.
The outstanding Jérémy Doku sealed the victory with a stunning curling effort, capping a dominant display that left Liverpool well beaten.
Liverpool had a Virgil van Dijk equaliser ruled out for offside after VAR review, but City were sharper and more physical throughout.
The result ended Liverpool’s faint title hopes, while Pep Guardiola celebrated his 1,000th match as a manager with a resounding win.
