The current champion “City”, which played the match without the injured Holland, defeated Liverpool 4:1 (1:1) in the second half.
It was Manchester’s fourth win in a row in the Premier League, as well as their seventh unbeaten run, celebrating six wins. On the other hand, it was the second failure in a row for the Liverpool club.
Mohamed Salah put the guests in the lead in the 17th minute, but after that only the hosts scored.
Julian Alvarez equalized the score in the 27th minute, but Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gindogan and Jack Grealish secured the victory in the second half.
The victory of “City” with 64 points in 28 matches made it possible to reduce the gap from “Arsenal” to five points. On the other hand, “Liverpool” with 42 points in 27 games is further and further away from the top four, which will get the right to play in the Champions League next season. Tottenham Hotspur, who have a game in hand, are seven points behind.
