Arne Slot had warned Liverpool they would have to suffer, but surely not like this. Pep Guardiola thought it was a brilliant advert for the Premier League. It was, but only if the English top flight was trying to market itself as a jobsworth-riddled sporting madhouse which often defies description. "I'm really proud we won," the Catalan reflected after City were dragged towards a first league double over Liverpool since they first won the title almost 90 years ago by their inspirational skipper Bernardo Silva. Anyone who has been to this stadium in the last seven or eight years knows that is a goal for Salah.

Source: Irish Examiner February 09, 2026 19:20 UTC