Overview
- Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku scored at the Etihad as City closed to within four points of Arsenal in the title race.
- Virgil van Dijk’s first-half header was ruled out for offside interference by Andy Robertson after a VAR check, a call Arne Slot described as "obvious and clear" wrong.
- Slot conceded his game plan failed and said City were superior on the ball, with Liverpool outworked in duels and managing only one shot on target.
- Roy Keane called it “crisis time” and labeled Liverpool “weak,” while Gary Neville said they looked like a team there to be beaten.
- Liverpool have five league defeats and seven losses in their last 11 matches, sit eighth with 17 goals conceded in 11 league games, and return after the break to face Nottingham Forest as Van Dijk vows the team will fight and Slot shifts focus to results over the title race.