Overview
- Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 on Pep Guardiola’s 1000th match in management, with goals from Erling Haaland, Nico González and a standout strike by Jérémy Doku.
- Florian Wirtz started on the left, played 83 minutes and remains without a Premier League goal or assist as his substitution drew mocking chants from home fans.
- Liverpool have lost five of their past six league games and sit on 18 points after 11 matches, trailing Arsenal by eight with City up to 22.
- Wirtz said he is happy at Liverpool and understands the league’s demands, while critics such as Dietmar Hamann and Roy Keane questioned his impact and the team’s title credentials.
- Wirtz’s father publicly backed the record-fee move and predicted he will justify the price, as the player points to stronger recent Champions League displays.