MANCHESTER CITY TRIUMPHED AGAINST LIVERPOOL TO CONTINUE THE SEARCH

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IN A THRILLING MATCH ON SATURDAY AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM CITY TOOK A COMMANDING LEAD EARLY IN THE SECOND HALF

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THANKS TO GOALS FROM KEVIN DE BRUYNE AND ILKAY GUNDOGAN. JACK GREALISH THEN SEALED THE TRIUMPH.

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THE FINAL RESULT HIGHLIGHTED THE DISTANCE THAT HAS GROWN BETWEEN THE TEAMS THIS SEASON

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WITH CHAMPIONS CITY NOW AHEAD OF THE TEAM WHO PUSHED THEM TO THE LIMIT THE PREVIOUS SEASON BY 22 POINTS.

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THE NORWEGIAN STRUGGLED TO HEAL FROM A GROIN ISSUE IN TIME BUT HE UNDOUBTEDLY WATCHED FROM A PRIVATE BOX WITH JOY AS HIS TEAMMATES SUCCEEDED IN HIS ABSENCE.

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YET LIVERPOOL INITIALLY FOUGHT BACK AND WERE A THREAT ON THE BREAK DESPITE DARWIN NUNEZ ONLY BEING ASSESSED FIT FOR A REPLACEMENT POSITION.

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FROM A DISTANCE TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD LOBBED THE BALL TO DIOGO JOTA WHO HELD IT UP FOR SALAH TO SPRINT ONTO AND BLAST A SHOT INTO THE TOP CORNER.

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HE INTERCEPTED A PASS FROM SALAH JUST AS THE EGYPTIAN TRIED TO PLAY IN JOTA BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONLY CITY PLAYER TO RETURN AS SALAH BROKE CLEAR ONCE MORE.

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AS RODRI WAS PENALIZED FOR PULLING BACK JOTA BUT NOT FOR PUSHING BACK CODY GAKPO IN THE FINAL MINUTES OF THE FIRST HALF

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TENSIONS NEARLY ERUPTED. JORDAN HENDERSON AND MANUEL AKANJI ALSO GOT INTO A RUNNING DISPUTE.

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AT THE OTHER END GAKPO WAS BEAUTIFULLY STOPPED BY EDERSON BUT CITY REMAINED RESOLUTE AND FIRMLY ESTABLISHED CONTROL OF THE GAME BY SCORING THEIR THIRD GOAL AFTER 53 MINUTES.

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THE TWO GOALS KNOCKED LIVERPOOLS CHALLENGE OFF ITS FEET AND CITY FINALLY ADDED A FOURTH WHEN GREALISH LINKED UP WITH DE BRUYNE TO ROUND OFF A STRONG INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE.

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ALTHOUGH THEY WILL BE HOPING THE INJURED REDS CAN BOUNCE BACK AGAINST ARSENAL NEXT WEEK CITY PUT UP A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL EFFORT IN WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CHALLENGING MATCH.

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