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Sadio Mane's red card in the first half sees Manchester City dominate Liverpool and win 5-0. It's the Sky Blues' biggest win over Liverpool in 80 years thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero and a brace each for Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane.
After winning 4-0 against Liverpool in the previous round of fixtures, this will be a huge blow for the Anfield side. Meanwhile, the three points sees Pep Guardiola's side top the table for the time being as Liverpool drop down to fifth. Humiliation for Liverpool at the Etihad as Manchester City run riot
TOP CORNER! Leroy Sane receives the ball outside the box from the right side, he waits for a challenge that never comes and then picks his spot to curl the ball past Mignolet to see the net bulge.
90' City are a resilient bunch. As soon as they lose the ball, they do everything to win it back. Liverpool cannot string more than two passes together at the moment.
87' Agueroooo... SAVED! Another delightful cross from the left finds the Argentine striker at the far post but his first-time effort on goal is blocked by Mignolet.
86' My colleague asks me if Claudio Bravo has been tested yet. I'm pretty sure his patience has been tested. For all we know, he may be sipping on a pina-colada at the other end because the ball has barely crossed over into City's half.
85' Sane goes down in the box following a challenge from compatriot Can as they both looked to win the ball in an aerial duel. Sane protests but the referee has none of it.
83' Agueroooo... MISS! Can makes a mess of a clearance and allows Aguero to nick the ball off of him. He sets himself up for a shot from a tight angle but it's half-hearted and goes well over the bar.
82' Dominic Solanke (who had come on earlier) is fighting a losing battle up top. Any time he tries to advance the ball forward, he finds himself all alone with no support and at least three sky blue shirts bearing down on him.
De Bruyne slips the ball through to Leroy Sane and he finds Mendy charging down the left flank. Sane then sneaks in through the Liverpool back-line and Mendy's pass is perfect, put away by Sane with consummate ease!
76' What is Can doing? Down to 10 men and playing in a defensive role in the back-line, he attempts to dribble past City's entire midfield. Of course he loses the ball but to his relief the referee blows the whistle for a foul by Silva which I cannot comprehend.
73' Mendy is giving Liverpool all sorts of trouble on the left flank. Despite his size and stature, he easily caresses the ball past two defenders before sending in a cross that is booted away by Liverpool. Klopp's side now have fie men in the box when City have the ball.
69' FOUL! Danilo brings down Milner and the Liverpool man takes his time to get back to his feet. The visitors have a free-kick out on the right which is taken by Alexander-Arnold but his cross is easily cleared.
68' OFFSIDE! City are running circles around the Reds' defence and this time Silva and Sane look to combine on the left. But the Spaniard strays a fraction offside as they look to carve open the back-line.
66' OFFSIDE! Oxlade-Chamberlain attempts a cute lob over the defence to find Alexander-Arnold but the youngster made his run too early. The linesman's flag goes up as City fans cheer.
Also, that's hopefully the last time I'll have to type both their names in the same sentence.
65' Sane finds space out ont he left and slips in a pass into the box for De Bruyne. But the Belgian takes the shot first time and skies it into Row Z.
64' City circle the Liverpool defence like sharks, looking for a chink in their armour. They're trying the audacious now, getting braver with each possession. Liverpool are just hanging on for now, a bit disorganised at the back.
61' City are content passing the ball around, inviting Liverpool to press and leave spaces behind the midfield and defence so City's attack can exploit it. Liverpool have two banks of four when they are without possession with Firmino the lone player anywhere near the centre circle.
Guardiola clearly does not need two strikers on the pitch anymore and Jesus comes off for winger Sane to provide some width and cover the flanks as well when they don't have possession.
Sadio Mane's red card in the first half sees Manchester City dominate Liverpool and win 5-0. It's the Sky Blues' biggest win over Liverpool in 80 years thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero and a brace each for Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane.
After winning 4-0 against Liverpool in the previous round of fixtures, this will be a huge blow for the Anfield side. Meanwhile, the three points sees Pep Guardiola's side top the table for the time being as Liverpool drop down to fifth.