Overview
- Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku scored at the Etihad as Manchester City comfortably beat the title holders.
- Liverpool’s fifth defeat in 11 league matches leaves them eighth in the table, eight points behind leaders Arsenal and four off City.
- Arne Slot acknowledged City were "by far" superior in the first half, accepted responsibility for the game plan, and told his team to park title talk.
- The manager said Virgil van Dijk’s header should have stood, arguing Andy Robertson did not interfere and citing inconsistency with a City–Wolves decision last season.
- Roy Keane called it "crisis time" and fan criticism of individual performances escalated as Liverpool head into the international break before hosting Nottingham Forest.