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Liverpool 4-3 Manchester City (January 14, 2018)
Manchester City were utterly dominant en-route their Premier League triumph in 2018 and even though they became the first side to amass 100 points in English league history in addition to numerous other records, they failed to become only the third team to finish a season unbeaten in the league's 120-year history.
Although they ultimately lost two matches in that record-breaking season, there was a point when it looked like they would emulate Wenger's 'Invincibles' of 2004 and finish the season without a loss.
In many ways, Guardiola's army of 2018 was much superior to Arsenal's Class of 2004 as whereas the Gunners lumbered their way across the line in some matches (evidenced by their 12 draws), Manchester City were a well-oiled wining machine, a monstrous behemoth who simply squashed everything in its path.
Of the club's opening 22 matches, they dropped points in just two in draws with Everton and Crystal Palace and even as early as January, they had already turned the league into a one-team procession.
It was in this spectacular form that they visited Anfield and despite the superiority of their players, Liverpool had one joker; Jurgen Klopp was (still is) the only manager to have a winning record against Pep Guardiola among coaches with more than two matches played against the Catalan.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain opened the scoring in the 9th minute and Leroy Sane equalized in the 40th to ensure the first half ended level.
However, Liverpool raced clear in a nine-minute blitz that saw the home side score three goals to go 4-1 clear in front of the Kop.
Although Manchester City scored two late goals through Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan, Liverpool ultimately held on to condemn City to their first defeat of the season.
This was the first of three consecutive victories Liverpool enjoyed over Manchester City and laid the foundation for the healthy rivalry the two clubs enjoy today.
