Stuart: Liverpool harassed and terrorised City from the first whistle, then soaked up the second-half pressure like a sponge. Van Dijk was colossal in defence. Gomez stepped in for Konate with ease. The stadium atmosphere was incredible. It could have been four or five nil!

Liverpool vs Manchester City is always an intriguing clash and given the situation both teams were in for this game at Anfield, it delivered drama from start to finish.

Liverpool overawed arch-rivals Manchester City in a 2-0 win on Sunday with goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah to take a nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League and extend their opponents' slump to seven games without a win.