Premier League | Manchester City thrash Liverpool as Alisson suffers nightmare afternoon

Manchester Metropolis opened up a commanding five-point lead on the high of the Premier League as Ilkay Gundogan scored twice in a 4-1 victory at Liverpool for whom keeper Alisson endured a Sunday afternoon to neglect.

An emphatic win, Metropolis’s tenth in a row within the league and first at Anfield since 2003, moved Pep Guardiola’s aspect to 50 factors from 22 video games, 5 greater than second-placed Manchester United who’ve performed a sport extra.

Gundogan missed a first-half penalty however made up for that by firing Metropolis forward 4 minutes after the break just for Mohamed Salah to equalise from the spot simply previous the hour mark, Liverpool’s first aim at dwelling this 12 months.

Metropolis then had a John Stones aim dominated out earlier than they had been gifted two targets in three minutes by Alisson.

First he handed straight to Phil Foden who confirmed nice composure to arrange Gundogan to revive Metropolis’s lead, then Raheem Sterling made it 3-1 after one other dreadful error by Alisson.

It acquired even worse for champions Liverpool as the superb Foden added an excellent fourth aim within the 83rd minute.

Fourth-placed Liverpool are actually 10 factors behind Metropolis and their title defence is in tatters.