The Reds were emphatically the better team at Anfield against the defending champions thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool have been used to second best during Pep Guardiola's era at Manchester City, but a 2-0 victory over the crisis-hit champions left little doubt over who are the team to beat in this season's Premier League title race.

Liverpool will move 11 points clear of Manchester City if the Premier League leaders beat the champions at Anfield on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side went winless through November.

Liverpool beat Manchester City 2-0, and sprinted 11 points clear of the four-time reigning champions at the top of the Premier League table.

Liverpool v Man City is a fixture that tends to favour the hosts. The away side has won just six of the 54 Premier League meetings between the teams - the lowest percentage of any fixture to be played more than 30 times in the competition's history (11 per cent).

Liverpool is in control of the Premier League title race. Manchester City is in free fall. Liverpool moved nine points clear at the top of the standings after a 2-0 win against the four-time defending champion on Sunday.

Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield this afternoon on what could be a pivotal day in the Premier League title race. City’s absolutely wretched form continued midweek with the pressure building on Pep Guardiola.

Details of the confirmed lineups will appear here as Liverpool take on Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday in the Premier League.