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Manchester City won their first league game at Anfield in 18 years to move 10 points away from champion Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.
Alisson’s two errors turned the game decisively in the visitors’ favor, with a sloppy pass that allowed Phil Foden to put Ilkay Gundogan 2-1 before Bernardo Silva grabbed another errant ball, who found Raheem Sterling for finish off City’s third.
Phil Foden was man of the match and completed an excellent display with his team’s fourth to underscore his team’s title credentials and his determination to fight Jurgen Klopp’s men to regain leader status.
Sportsmail’s Dominic King took a look at the action and provided player and manager ratings.
Liverpool (4-3-3) Alisson Becker – 3
It is remarkable to see a player of his class suffer such a severe short circuit; a game from your nightmares.
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 5
He couldn’t deal with Sterling at times and his unstable form mirrors that of his team.
Jordan Henderson – 6
Without blame on the shoulders of the captain; I tried to prevent the ship from sinking, but impossible task.
Fabinho – 4.5
He started well, but the award of the penalty in the first half led him to undo.
Andrew Robertson – 5
City did a job with him by stopping the space he likes to attack; Foden gave him trouble.
Curtis Jones – 7
Real bright spark and the best of your team for 45 minutes; came up with a shot, then captioned.
Gini Wijnaldum – 6
He has broken through the pain barrier this season and done his best as usual.
Thiago Alcantara – 4
The pace of English football is passing too fast for him at the moment.
Mohamed Salah – 6
He won his penalty and hit the penalty, but that was just a real chance.
Roberto Firmino – 5.5
A threat in the first half and forced a great save from Ederson, but it eventually faded.
Sadio Mane – 6
The most dangerous of Liverpool’s forward, he will regret missing a header at 0-0.
Subs
Shaqiri (for Thiago 68mins) 5
Milner (for Jones 68 minutes) 5
Tsimikas (for Robertson 85 minutes)
Manager
Jurgen Klopp – 5
For long stretches he was happy with what he saw, but when City made their tactical adjustments in the second half, they didn’t have the answers.
Manchester City (4-3-3) Ederson – 7
No chance with the penalty, fine stop to deny Firmino, a wonderful pass from behind.
Joao Cancelo – 7
He barely gave the ball and stood his ground to keep Mane a secret.
John Stones – 7
A performance against Gareth Southgate that shows that he will play for England again.
Ruben Dias – 8
It’s easy to see why he’s being talked about as a potential Player of the Year; colossal.
Oleksandr Zinchenko – 7
Silently effective, he’s always on hand and he did well against Salah.
Ilkay Gundogan – 8
He shook off missing a penalty to score the crucial goals; in super shape.
Rodri – 7
Nothing stands out but the work he did to keep City up front in the second half.
Bernardo Silva – 7.5
Much more like the Portuguese who buzzed like a persistent wasp.
Raheem Sterling – 8.5
Guardiola described his performance as “incredible,” which says it all.
Phil Foden – 9
He passed the players as if he were on the Skalextric court; beautiful performance and a super goal.
Riyad Mahrez – 5
The only City player who had a contribution was minimal; hauled out.
Subs
Jesus (by Mahrez 72mins) 6
Manager
Pep Guardiola – 7
He tried to downplay it, but you could see how much this victory meant to him; tactically successful.
RefereeMichael Oliver – 7
One of those rare days when it was impossible to find fault with the official. On the spot for both penalties and allowed the game to flow.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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