00:00From two local neighbours, as the crow flies, there are only 30 miles between Liverpool's Anfield and Manchester City's Etihad Stadium.
00:12In the modern game, these two teams have held a power axis over English football.
00:18Two clubs who were so used to being the pace-setters, but now each finding themselves part of the chasing pack
00:28as Pep Guardiola reaches a significant millennium, 1,000 games.
00:36Djokou back out of his natural habitat.
00:40Oh, mistake by Kanate, Djokou around Mamadashvili, was he fouled?
00:45Shirky plays on, Liverpool breathe again, but the video assistant referee will surely be having a big long look at that.
00:53They should have dealt with this better Liverpool here, because they've done the hard part,
00:57but that is poor.
01:00Oh, I don't know. I don't see a lot there from the goalkeeper, but it doesn't take a lot to knock someone to the ground.
01:06Let's have a look.
01:10I don't think there's enough there, personally. I don't think that's actually enough, but look, it's a tiny touch.
01:16The video assistant referee today is Michael Oliver, and he has asked Chris Kavanagh to come across and have another look at this.
01:23After review, the goalkeeper creates a foul challenge on the attacker.
01:30Final decision is penalty.
01:32Well, that's just as City Roars will tell you, it's a penalty.
01:41Denied by Mamadashvili.
01:44A quite enormous save from the Georgia goalkeeper.
01:48Can I look at exactly where the goalie's feet? Watch the goalkeeper's feet.
01:53I think that's good. That's absolutely right.
01:59Brilliant.
02:00Haaland to Foden, immediately to Doku.
02:02Look at O'Reilly storming through the middle.
02:05Bradley tries to stop him.
02:07Doku's still going.
02:10And tries to catch out Mamadashvili at the near post.
02:13A corner to Manchester City.
02:15Not a good save, you know that.
02:17Really clever play from Jeremy Doku, because it looks like his favoured avenue was closed down and denied just here.
02:25But then he just...
02:26A little clever little roll back and hits that hard. That's a good save.
02:30Now Ruben Diaz.
02:31Tesh Nunes.
02:36Good whip on that. Finds Haaland.
02:38And what about that for a finish?
02:45He may have missed from the penalty spot.
02:49But that is an incredible finish from Erling Haaland.
02:53Very, very close watch. I think it's Canate.
02:56Just have a look.
02:57Centre of the screen. Watch Haaland now.
02:58Just turn in behind Canate there.
03:02I think the Liverpool man have done a bit more there with his defensive work.
03:06I'm trying to get something on this.
03:08It's a great ball in. There's no doubt about it.
03:11You probably see it better from this angle.
03:15He must have been so close to getting something on it, Canate.
03:18Put some oomph on that delivery.
03:22Picked out Virgil van Dijk!
03:25Liverpool get it back to 1-1.
03:30What a delivery from Mo Salah.
03:33What a header from Virgil van Dijk!
03:35Does he stop Donnarumma from getting that?
03:38He ducks, doesn't he, right in front of him.
03:39I mean, look, if ever you're going to give a decision for this, it should be in this instance.
03:44Because he's right down the line of the ball.
03:46Does he disturb the goalkeeper? He has to be disturbing the goalkeeper.
03:49If you're going to be in an offside position, you're standing there and you duck to get out of the way of it.
03:55You have to be interfering.
03:57It's a confirmation that the goal does not stand.
04:01Make sure nothing happens from this one.
04:03City take it quick smart.
04:09Eiko Gonzalez, urge to shoot, deflected and in!
04:13Manchester City toppled their lead in stoppages ahead of half-time.
04:20Let's have a look and see how quickly they get out to this, the red shirts.
04:25Again, that's not close enough.
04:27It's not close enough.
04:28It's a bit half-hearted closing that one down, turns on his side a bit.
04:33Van Dijk's just standing there.
04:35And it just clatters into his ankles.
04:38Look at that.
04:42Fringe it for Bradley.
04:45Awkwardly off Nico Gonzalez, how close was that to being an own goal?
04:50It's one of those ones when you're running back towards your own goal,
04:52sometimes you feel compelled to put something on it, you don't want to let it go.
04:57Kirkus was outside, he's come infield to McAllister, now Conor Bradley.
05:02Now Mo Salah.
05:04Bradley.
05:06Dangerous. Arriving was Gakpo.
05:08Oh, the angle was tight, but we've seen him squeeze them in from there in the past.
05:13Great play.
05:15Brilliant ball from Conor Bradley, lovely work from Mo Salah.
05:20Look at Cody Gakpo at the back post.
05:21Mateus Nunez just switches off for a split second and he's in behind him.
05:25Tough one off this surface.
05:27Sorry, Yvonne just come on the field.
05:30Flying at you through.
05:32Nico Gonzalez, score of City's second goal to there.
05:35Look at the space here for Nico O'Reilly.
05:38One Nico to the other.
05:40For Manchester City.
05:41Doku.
05:44Such quick feed.
05:46Oh, that's outstanding.
05:48It's incredible from Jeremy Doku.
05:51The early switch from Nico Gonzalez out to Nico O'Reilly.
06:00He knows where Doku is.
06:02Watch the feet again.
06:04Just a little shimmy and shifts it onto the right foot.
06:07And I tell you, that for accuracy, for power, for the curl on it, everything spot on from Doku.
06:14It's a brilliant goal.
06:16An absolutely stunning goal from the best player on the field.
06:21Fifteen minutes to play here.
06:23Liverpool have yet to have a shot on target.
06:25Kirk is trying here.
06:27Van Dijk couldn't quite stretch.
06:29He's Sabozlai.
06:31Great shot, great save.
06:34Brilliant.
06:35There you go.
06:36There is that first strike on target.
06:38It's come from Sabozlai and it was a beautiful hit.
06:44Donnarumma straight to Kürkis.
06:46Mo Salah's pouncing after this one.
06:48Really alert from Mo Salah!
06:50Oh.
06:51It's that sort of day for Liverpool.
06:53But today is proving to be one of those days.
06:57Great run.
06:58Brilliant run from Mo Salah.
07:00He's absolutely onside, does everything right, gets his body in to protect it.
07:04And then Donnarumma comes out, he's a giant of a goalie.
07:07You know you've got to clip it over him quite high.
07:12First time that's happened in some 13 years.
07:15Liverpool are going to remain well off the pace of the top of the Premier League.
07:20Back-to-back Premier League wins for City.
07:23As they keep up their pursuit of Arsenal, the top of the table.
07:27Four points behind now going into the international break.
07:30Erling Haaland continuing his scorching scoring run.
07:36The 199th meeting of these clubs over the years.
07:40This one ends in a win for Manchester City.
07:43Jeremy Toku unplayable today.
07:46Nico Gonzalez joining in.
07:48Pep Guardiola's 1,000th game in management ends, as so many have before this, in a victory for him.
07:55Manchester City three, Liverpool nil.
07:59The 7th quarter of the year.
08:00The next day of the year for him was not a good deal.
08:02Oh,bye.
08:04The more of the 2nd team is The The New Yorker.
08:06That's the 1st.
08:098th.
08:10And that's the one I'm going to say.
08:13He's up to 9th.
08:15You're right, he's up to 10th.
08:16He's up to 10, we're up to 11th.
08:17No way, he's up to 11th.
08:20That's just a good deal.
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