A landslide victory at the Etihad Stadium in the early game closes the gap on table-toppers Arsenal for Pep Guardiola’s team, who is vying for a fifth Premier League title.
Erling Haaland, City’s leading scorer, and Phil Foden were unavailable due to injuries, however Jurgen Klopp reinstated Jordan Henderson and Harvey Elliott to the starting lineup.
While City had a strong start, the Reds broke the deadlock on 17 minutes when Mohamed Salah sprinted into the area from the right and curled a Diogo Jota flick into the top-corner.
The reigning champions trailed for barely ten minutes as Jack Grealish cut back from the left side of the area for Julian Alvarez to finish a fast passing play with a simple tap-in.
Both teams had chances to lead at halfway, but neither was able to get a clear shot at the goal, therefore the teams were tied going into the break.
Having renewed energy, City came out for the second half and took the lead two minutes in when Kevin De Bruyne charged on the end of a low right-side pass and tapped in from close range.
Six minutes apart, a scramble in the area from a ball played in dropped directly at Ilkay Gundogan, who took one touch and blasted from a few yards away to give the champions a more comfortable lead.
Liverpool turned towards the bench to turn things around as the Citizens took control and brought in Konstantinos Tsimikas, Darwin Nunez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Roberto Firmino.
The additions made little difference, as Grealish scored City’s fourth goal by making a late run in the box and redirecting De Bruyne’s reverse pass in the far corner after a one-two.
City enjoyed a lot of possession in the later stages and ultimately ran down the clock for the win, which keeps the pressure on Arsenal.
