Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Manchester City celebrated Pep Guardiola's 1000th match as a manager with a commanding 3-0 win over defending champions Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. With the victory, the Citizens moved up to second in the Premier League table, closing the gap with leaders Arsenal to four points.

Liverpool came into the with a midweek Champions League victory against Real Madrid, but lost rhythm immediately after kick-off. Aside from an early penalty save, Arne Slot's men struggled to create anything meaningful, while City stretched the lead through Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku.

City earned a penalty in the 9th minute when Doku weaved past two defenders and went down after contact with goalkeeper Giorgi M...