Man City 0-2 Liverpool LIVE RESULT: Salah & Szoboszlai seal win for Reds as Slot’s men close in on Premier League title
LIVERPOOL have beaten Manchester City 2-0 to move 11 points clear of second-place Arsenal in the Premier League table.
Arne Slot's men took the lead through Mohamed Salah's deflected strike on 14 minutes after a superb corner routine from the Reds.
Towards the end of the first half, Dominik Szoboszlai placed in a second for Liverpool to mark a dominant opening period for the visitors.
City failed to get back into the game after the interval as the Reds continued to keep the hosts at arm's length.
Liverpool are now closing in on their first Premier League title since the 2019/20 season with 11 games remaining.
- Match result: Man City 0-2 Liverpool
- Man City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, Gvardiol, Nico, De Bruyne, Savinho, Foden, Doku, Marmoush
- Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones, Diaz, Salah
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Reds end ten years of hurt
At the final whistle, you could see just how much it meant to the Liverpool players to secure victory at The Etihad.
While it meant taking a huge step towards their targets for this season, it also put their winless run here to bed also.
That will be important for future fixtures here, this squad now have experience of what it takes to win at The Etihad.
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Credit: AP Pep looking to end on a high
Despite being out of the title race and Europe, Man City will be wanting to try and get a run together in the remainder of the campaign.
The FA Cup is their sole focus for silverware this season now.
While their tough run of matches is almost at an end, Guardiola needs to get his team back to winning ways consistently in preparation for next season.
Spaniard stubborn in defeat
Speaking with Sky Sports, Man City's manager gave his opinion on the display from his team today:
We played really good. We missed being more productive. It was a really good performance. They defend so deep the transitions were difficult. It is not easy with ten players in the box. If you want to lose, you have to lose the way we did today. The club has a bright future. We have to build for the next steps. They break the lines, the runners they have in Diaz and Salah it is tough.
Pep Guardiola
Games keep coming thick and fast
While Liverpool will take a brief moment to enjoy the result today, focus turns onto their fixtures ahead.
Over the next five games, they also have a Champions League quarter-final and a Carabao Cup final to prepare for.
Confidence will be high and nobody will fancy facing Arne Slot's side at the moment.
Dutchman thriving in maiden season
Speaking with Sky Sports, Liverpool's manager was asked just how they won the game today:
By scoring a set piece. We defended really well, so many players constantly around the ball. We kept them away from big chances. We as a group of people look how to set things up and we knew that space could be there to use. They were dominating the game but we were really comfortable. Ideally, we have the ball more than the other team but City is the most difficult one to play against. There are eleven games to go and if these players continue to work so hard, we have a chance.
Arne SlotReds show they are mentality monsters
Having had some disappointing results of late, dropping points on the road against Everton and Aston Villa, this was a huge game today.
With Arsenal suffering defeat in North London against West Ham, they came into this game knowing it was a huge opportunity to put the destiny of the title in their own hands.
Arne Slot's side came to The Etihad to face a side that have dominated the Premier League for some time and never looked in danger of not taking all three points in this game.
Spaniard with huge engineering project
This may be the toughest task of Pep Guardiola's managerial career to date.
Some of their stars are ageing and it feels like the squad is in need of a major rebuild.
That is the challenge now for Man City, one of the most successful managers of all-time has some work to do to get this team back to where they were.
City feeling power shift at Etihad
Man City have had their problems this season, with some key players picking up long-term injuries.
That said, Pep Guardiola's side seem to have lost their mentality to continue dominating the Premier League.
It was a bitter pill to swallow today as the current league leaders came to town and found it all too easy to come away with all three points.
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Credit: Reuters Big win but Reds stay humble
Speaking with Sky Sports after the game, Salah gave his thoughts on the victory as he picked up his man of the match award:
It’s incredible. It is very hard place to come and play. Tough team but we found a way to manage and win the game. This is special, especially when you are running into a title race. We just kept calm and continued to play our game. I wouldn’t say it is close, we needed another title and we will give it a good shot.
Mohamed Salah
Age is but a number
When you look at some of the true greats of the game, they continue producing the goods even in the latter part of their career.
Mohamed Salah is definitely in that bracket and seems to be just getting better with each year.
The Liverpool fans adore him and aside from the title, the thing they want to see more than anything is the club agreeing that new contract with the Egyptian King.
Egyptian King shines once again
There were no arguments from anyone as Mohamed Salah was awarded the man of the match award.
For the eleventh time this season he provided a goal and an assist in a game for The Reds.
Liverpool's talisman is the best in the business right now.
FT: Man City 0-2 Liverpool
This was a real statement from Arne Slot's side today.
They have come to home of the defending champions and beaten them without even getting out of second gear.
Liverpool extend their lead at the top to a mammoth eleven points.
View from SunSport's Martin Blackburn at The Etihad
SURELY Liverpool have one hand on the Prem trophy now. A first win at the Etihad in a decade puts them 11 points clear with 11 to play.
It would take a huge collapse for them to blow it form here. First half goals from here.
Mo Salah again took centre stage as he scored the opener and created a second for Dominic Szboszlai.
City had lots of the ball but looked toothless without Erling Haaland and defeat to their old rivals here completes a miserable week after their Champions League exit.
FT: Man City 0-2 Liverpool
The referee brings the game to a close.
Liverpool's fans are singing 'we're going to win the league'.
After this performance, who could argue against that.
Man City 0-2 Liverpool
90+2. Time is well and truly running out for the hosts.
Slot runs the clock down making another change as he brings on Elliott for Salah.
The visitors also bring on Quansah for Alexander-Arnold.
Now would be an appropriate time for the away fans to start singing 'is there a fire drill' as The Etihad empties out.
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Man City 0-2 Liverpool
90. City continue to pass the ball around with no output.
They have really lacked creativity in the final third.
We are going to have four minutes of added time.
Man City 0-2 Liverpool
88. This has been a really impressive performance from The Reds.
They have come to a ground where their record is poor, got their goals and managed the game.
Tactically, they have nullified the threat of Guardiola's side today.
Man City 0-2 Liverpool
86. Gvardiol brings the ball out and looks to play a long ball over the Liverpool defence.
Tsimikas misjudges as he tries to clear and sends it back towards his own goal.
Alisson catches it, with the City players demanding a free-kick for a backpass.
The referee sensibly decides that it was far from intentional from the Greek full-back.
Man City 0-2 Liverpool
84. The hosts are looking just like they did when they played Arsenal, who had gone down to ten men.
They are seeing all the possession but not able to do anything with it.
Liverpool win it back and counter, Salah slides it into Szoboszlai in the box but his shot is blocked at the expense of a corner.
Man City 0-2 Liverpool
82. Savinho runs at the Liverpool defence as he plays it into McAtee, looking for the one-two.
The return ball has too much on it and runs out for a goal kick.
That pretty much sums up Man City's attacking play today.
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80. What Liverpool would give for that third goal now.
With so little time left, it would really put this game to bed.
Tsmikas gets the ball caught under his feet and is forced back towards his own goal but his clearance strikes a Man City player and goes out for a goal kick.
Man City 0-2 Liverpool
78. Man City make a further three changes to try and change the course of this game.
Gundogan, Dias and Kovacic all come on for the hosts.
They replace Gonzalez, Marmoush and Ake.
Liverpool replace Diaz with Gakpo.
Man City 0-2 Liverpool
76. A ball is clipped over the City defence for Salah to chase.
He has two Man City defenders to contend with but as Ake makes a hash of his clearance, he gathers the ball.
The Egyptian winger checks onto his left foot and gets a shot away but Ederson gets down well to save in the bottom corner.
Man City 0-2 Liverpool
74. Arne Slot's turn to get some fresh legs on.
Tsimikas and Endo come on for the visitors.
They replace Jones and Robertson.
Man City 0-2 Liverpool
72. Liverpool just cannot find a way out at the moment.
That said, Man City are not really threatening the visitors goal much at all.
A cross drops to Doku at the back post, who has time to control it, before shooting.
It is straight at Alisson who makes a comfortable save.
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