With the offensive influence of Julián Álvarezthe creativity of Kevin de Bruyne, the insistence of Jack Grealish and the choral play of the rest of the players in the Manchester CityPep Guardiola’s team thrashed 4-1 against Liverpool and sent a message to Arsenal: the Premier League is more alive than ever. The ‘citizens’ resolved a complicated match in style that ended as if it were a bullfighting session in the Maestranza, with the ‘olés’ of their fans in the last minutes, in which they even dared to chant a “champions, champions ” despite still being five points behind Arsenal, who will soon visit the Ettihad Stadium.
Manchester City vs. Liverpool: these were the alignments
Manchester City: Ederson; Stones, Akanji, Rubén Dias, Nathan Aké; Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva; De Bruyne, Grealish and Julián Álvarez.
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Milner; Darwin Núñez, Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah; Cody Gakpo.