Manchester City beat Liverpool three nil at Anfield
City silenced Anfield with a ruthless three nil win over Liverpool — Doku starred off the bench, Gravenberch saw red, and the champions made it six wins from six.
Manchester City delivered the result of the season so far, beating Liverpool three nil at Anfield to make it six wins from six and open up a three-point lead at the top of the table.
On a ground where City have so often found life difficult, this was a performance of complete control. Liverpool's task became harder still when Ryan Gravenberch was sent off, and from that moment the home crowd could only watch as the visitors passed, pressed and pounced with ruthless efficiency.
The star of the night arrived from the bench. Jeremy Doku came on and tormented Liverpool's tiring defence, driving at defenders and creating havoc every time he touched the ball. His impact underlined the frightening depth of City's squad, where the substitutes can change a game as easily as the starters.
For Liverpool, a heavy home defeat in front of their own supporters raises serious questions about form and confidence. For City, six straight wins and a growing cushion at the summit send a simple message to the rest of the league: if you want the title, you will have to come and take it from us.
What will worry Liverpool's rivals most is the ease of it all. Anfield under the lights is supposed to be one of the hardest tests in English football, yet City treated it like any other away day: patient in possession, clinical in the final third and utterly unmoved by the noise. Winning three nil there, with a red card, a bench player starring and a clean sheet, is the kind of result that echoes through a season.
