Manchester City achieved victory over its host Liverpool by three unanswered goals, in the match that brought them together today at Anfield Stadium, in the sixth round of the English Premier League.
Norwegian Erling Haaland scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 65th minute, before Belgian Jeremy Doku added the second goal in the 68th minute, and Frenchman Rayan Chergui added the third goal in the 78th minute.
The match saw Liverpool player Ryan Gravenberg sent off in the 62nd minute, after receiving a second yellow card, so his team completed the match with ten players.
With this victory, Manchester City raised its score to 18 points at the top of the standings, achieving the full mark after six consecutive victories, while Liverpool’s score froze at 9 points in ninth place.
In another match within the same round, Crystal Palace defeated Nottingham Forest by three goals to one.
Forest took the lead with a goal scored by Dan Ndoye in the third minute, before Daichi Kamada equalized for Crystal Palace in the 41st minute, Jefferson Lerma added the second goal in the 45th minute + 4 minutes, then Jeremi Benno scored the third goal in the 59th minute.
Crystal Palace raised its score to 7 points in twelfth place, while Nottingham Forest continued with 5 points in fourteenth place.
Hull City tied with Everton with two goals to the same. Joe Gilhart scored the first goal for Hull City in the 48th minute, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall equalized for Everton in the 55th minute, before Tierno Barry gave Everton the lead in the 68th minute, but Mohamed Belloumi scored the equalizer for Hull City in the 74th minute.
Hull City raised its score to 9 points in eighth place, while Everton reached 10 points in fifth place.
The sixth round matches are scheduled to conclude tomorrow, Monday, against Coventry City and Newcastle United.