Manchester City destroy lethargic Liverpool in Pep Guardiola's 1000th game

Erling Haaland could even afford to miss an early penalty before atoning with his 99th Premier League goal as a seventh consecutive home win pushed City second, four points behind Arsenal, with a similar lead over their vanquished rivals, who are back in eighth

Manchester City's Belgian midfielder Jeremy Doku (L) celebrates scoring a smashing third for City. Pic: Darren Staples/Getty

Premier League: Manchester City 3 Liverpool 0 

PEP Guardiola celebrated his 1000th game in management in style by emphatically putting his footballing bete noire to the sword.