Liverpool's defence were all over the place - "They are entitled to a night off," said Sky Sports' Gary Neville - as City formed wave after wave of attack, but it was getting embarrassing as City made it 4-0 midway through the second half. Liverpool opened up easily again. Will they meet a rabble? Their desperation is the reason this won’t be the last we hear of Manchester United and Liverpool’s Project Big Picture. Turkey’s don’t vote for Christmas, so this dynamic has little chance of changing while the current system exists. Subs: Mahrez (7), Cancelo (6), Bernardo (NA), Otamendi (NA) The result leaves the gap between the sides at 20 points. (Final Score: Cambridge United 2 Newport County 1 ). Ahead of this weekend’s matches all the owners and managers of the smaller clubs have had their say. The game was good. Manchester United, Liverpool and indeed the rest of the Premier League’s big six Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur have a … 49 min: Liverpool are still asleep at the back. I've seen their games - they haven't played a bad game all season. “If you want to lead this story in the direction that we were not focused on this game, then do it,” says Klopp.”, “[Liverpool] have been brilliant all year. 84 min: Liverpool substitution: Minamino on, Mané off. I’m going for a, ahem, drinks break. "I saw a brilliant attitude. Robertson loses the run of himself and runs into a challenge he can never win with Foden, who sees him coming and lays the ball off quickly to De Bruyne and then spins and darts into the box to collect the instant return pass. 46 min: Gomez’s ordeal is over: he’s been hauled off and replaced by Oxlade-Chamberlain. Fireworks were heard again late on, perhaps this time for next season's challengers, and with some City fans billing this as the first game of a new title charge, on that showing the chasm won't be as large as Liverpool are enjoying this term. (Photo by Richard Calver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images), EY & Citi On The Importance Of Resilience And Innovation, Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit — And Pushing For Change. These include an.

The worse the situation gets for these clubs the more support Project Big Picture will win. Etihad Stadium. I am a business journalist covering European soccer and stadiums. You may opt-out by. But Liverpool will be at least slightly miffed at being dismantled by their nearest rivals, especially as they contributed to their own defeat with some uncharacteristically shambolic defending Gomez and Robertson were all over the shop, and Mané and Firmino were ragged up front. Laporte gets in the way of the forward’s first-time shot. City win this skirmish after Liverpool have already settled the campaign. We had moments where we could have scored but we didn’t.”, Then the manager shows irritation at the line of questioning, seemingly convinced that Sky’s man is trying to get him to criticise his team’s attitude. Follow me on Twitter @JournoZak and email me at zakgarnerpurkis@gmail.com, © 2020 Forbes Media LLC. He opens fire from 18 yards. 60 min: Laporte gives the ball away at the back. Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain own goal give City stunning win. That means you'll make some more money. Firmino has looked particularly knackered today. “Liverpool won the league in 1983 with six games to go and didn’t win any of the last six,” recalls Jim Morrish. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 65 min: A crisp ball from mid-way inside the City half finds Salah near the penalty spot with his back to goal. 77 min: Salah opens his body and curls a shot around Laporte and towards the far corner. Play for free, entries by 3pm. However, by offering a tasty deal to the 72 clubs outside the Premier League Manchester United and Liverpool have bought themselves a majority. City was 100% the deserved winner, of course, but 5-3 or something would have been possible aswell. The two giants barely lifted a finger when another local club Bury went out of business in a pre-coronavirus world. That will be a hammer blow for the revenue at lower-division teams whose business models are more reliant on income from spectators. But it’s not the cleanest connection so Van Dijk is able to hook it clear from in front of his own goal. "City are incredible. (Photo by Richard Calver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images). 45+2 min: Good tackle by Garcia on Firmino.

We beat the champions, an extraordinary team. On Wednesday, the 20 Premier League clubs ”unanimously rejected” proposals which reportedly handed smaller clubs a greater portion of English soccer’s riches in exchange for Manchester United and Liverpool (amongst others) getting more power. But the American owners of Manchester United and Liverpool are hardly saviors of the traditions of the English game. And then he sweeps it high past Alisson for an impeccable finish from 15 yards. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 04: The Liverpool and Manchester United club crests on their first team ... [+] home shirts on May 4, 2020 in Manchester, England (Photo by Visionhaus). Manchester United, Liverpool and indeed the rest of the Premier League’s big six Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur have a problem: they can’t force the other clubs in the league to do what they want. We knew we had to come out strong. NYT "People keep saying Foden is one for the future, but he is one for the present," said Sky Sports' Micah Richards, and the 20-year-old should have had a second, but his effort was cleared off the line by Virgil van Dijk after the break. Fabinho hurls himself in front o it to deflect it wide. We were disappointed with the season, we lots some games we shouldn’t have. Project Big Picture would rip that up and give more voting rights to the big six. ET Extra Time HT Half Time. They’re trying to salvage a goal at least. Subs: Oxlade-Chamberlain (6), Origi (NA), Keita (NA), Williams (NA) Man of the match: Kevin De Bruyne. Raheem Sterling scored against his old club to double City's advantage, Kevin De Bruyne was dominant yet again for City, Pep Guardiola speaks with Sky Sports after City's thumping win, Jurgen Klopp was defensive of his Liverpool side after the game, £18 Premier League and Football channel offer, PL live games on Sky SportsPL live games on Sky Sports, Premier League restart: The live games on Sky Sports, NOW TV Sky Sports Month Pass for £25 a month, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey, Phil Foden and Eric Garcia came back in for City following 2-1 defeat at Chelsea, Gabriel Jesus also came in as Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo and Fernandinho (suspended) dropped out, Liverpool unchanged from 4-0 win over Crystal Palace.

He flips it off to Origi coming in from the left. Who needs to convince 14 well-financed Premier League teams when you have 70-odd desperate clubs across the country on your side? Will Arsenal make a statement at Man City? “City are still in two competitions,” notes Sam Baker. Manchester City have won their last four home Premier League matches by an aggregate score of 14-0. vs Liverpool.

It is important. Whether those it’s being offered to care about that right now is another matter. The questions were imprecise but not provocative, except in these sense that imprecise questions from journalists are annoying: but Klopp’s irritation has more to do with the tonking his team just got. Ederson palms it away, and City sweep forward on another counter-attack.