"Matheus Nunes Buccaneering force from right-back and delivered for City's opener as he again illustrated why is first-choice in an unfamiliar position. 8 Ruben Dias Minor tiff with Van Dijk when wanting ball for the penalty. Scintillating intervention to stop Salah was ticket-price worthy alone. 8 Josko Gvardiol Smooth operator whose composure epitomised a professional job by Guardiola's men that marked the great man's 1,000th game as a manager."
"Nico O'Reilly Took a knock and continued manhandling of Salah went unnoticed but gets assist for Doku's 20-yard curling piledriver. 8 Nico Gonzalez Vamos the Spaniard yelled after his long shot kissed off Van Dijk's foot and in. Wirtz devilry caused him to be booked. 8 Bernardo Silva Operated in central midfield ahead of Gonzalez and the captain was the metronome in blue who delivered."
Manchester City overwhelmed Liverpool in a 3-0 victory, with Erling Haaland contributing a goal after missing a penalty. Jeremy Doku earned the penalty and scored a high-quality curling strike, while Matheus Nunes and Nico O'Reilly supplied key attacking contributions from wide positions. Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol made crucial defensive interventions, including a goal-line stop to deny Salah. Bernardo Silva controlled midfield tempo and Nico Gonzalez's long shot deflected in off Van Dijk. Liverpool's goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili saved Haaland's penalty but was undone by a replay showing contact. Several Liverpool errors and City's attacking variety decided the match.
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