Reds destroy City’s air of invincibility in Anfield thriller

For the first time in 284 days, Pep Guardiola tasted defeat in a league game and while this thrilling Anfield night is unlikely to stop Manchester City marching to the Premier League title, it at least offered their beleaguered rivals some hope.

In nine scintillating minutes Liverpool scythed through the City defence, flustering Guardiola’s ball-players into errors and punishing them ruthlessly, scoring three times and racing into a 4-1 lead through goals from Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mo Salah.