1,000th match as a coach! The Manchester City-Liverpool match was a big occasion for Pep Guardiola. Manchester City made the milestone match memorable by beating Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad. Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku scored three goals for the team.

The gap could have been even wider if Erling Haaland had not missed a penalty in the first half. Liverpool can also say that the momentum of the match could have changed if one of their goals had not been disallowed. Virgil van Dijk brought Liverpool back to level with a great header in the 38th minute. The goal was disallowed because Liverpool player Andy Robertson, who was in an offside position in front of City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, was in the offside position. There is some debate as to whether Robertson blocked Donnarumma’s path or not.

However, City dominated the match before and after the goal was disallowed. City, who kept Liverpool’s defence busy from the start, had their best chance to take the lead in the 12th minute. Jeremy Doku got the ball in the penalty box due to a Liverpool defensive error. The City winger fell at the feet of Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. VAR awarded a penalty. However, Mamardashvili jumped to the left and blocked Haaland’s shot.
14 minutes later, Mamardashvili was Liverpool’s savior again, this time deflecting Doku’s shot. However, the Georgian could not keep the goal intact for long. Haaland headed in Mateus Nunes’ cross in the 29th minute. It was his 14th goal of the season.

After Liverpool’s goal was disallowed, City scored their second goal in the first half’s added time. Nico Gonzalez received the ball outside the penalty box from Bernardo Silver’s corner. His shot deflected slightly off Van Dijk’s body and went into the net.

Despite leading 2-0, City did not ease off in the second half. The result was a third goal in the 63rd minute. Doku scored a great goal. Doku ran along the edge of the penalty box and scored the third goal for the team with a right-footed shot.

After conceding three goals, Liverpool started to play a little shakily. However, all efforts were in vain due to the failure of the forwards and the heroism of City goalkeeper Donnarumma. The current champions have dropped to eighth place in the points table with 18 points after losing five of their 11 matches.

And City, with their seventh win in a row, are second with 22 points. The team is 4 points behind the top team Arsenal.

City will play Newcastle in the league on November 22 after the international break. Liverpool will play Nottingham Forest on the same day.