Pep Guardiola celebrated his 1,000th match in management as Manchester City swept aside Liverpool 3–0 at the Etihad Stadium to move within four points of Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Erling Haaland opened the scoring with a powerful header after earlier missing a penalty, before a deflected Nico Gonzalez strike doubled City’s lead just before halftime.
Jeremy Doku then sealed the win with a stunning solo effort, capping a commanding performance that ended Liverpool’s recent resurgence and underlined City’s title ambitions.
