Manchester City are far from their best but Liverpool still had a job to do at the Etihad, where they had not won in the league since 2015. With Arsenal losing at home against West Ham on Saturday, Liverpool had the chance to make their lead at the top of the table even more intimidating.

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola caused eyebrows to be raised when he claimed his side would have mounted a much better defence had it not been for injuries. The City boss made the claim after his side were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It was a good game. Tight game in the first half, first half it was more open and the second half they defended very deep. "They always have the threat but it is not easy to control it.

That Liverpool have had fewer injuries than its Premier League rivals is no coincidence, but claims that Arne Slot has not had any absentee issues is wide of the mark.