Manchester City v LiverpoolPep Guardiola's City have got their act together after a slow start to the season as new signings have settled in and Erling Haaland can't stop scoring goals. They beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 in the UEFA Champions League in midweek and won 3-1 at home against Bournemouth last weekend as they sit one point and one place above Liverpool in the table heading into this weekend as both aim to chip away at Arsenal's lead atop the Premier League table.

On the occasion of Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th game as a manager, Manchester City made their own collective landmark statement: they did not so much beat the champions Liverpool, they blew them away.

Liverpool have lost five of their 11 matches in the Premier League this season (six wins), the most defeats by a reigning champion at this stage of a campaign since Leicester in 2016-17 (five).