Man City is full of confidence to welcome Liverpool in round 29 of the Premier League. The Citizens have not lost to Liverpool at home in the Premier League under Pep Guardiola.
Pep Guardiola decided not to take any risks with Erling Haaland and let the striker sit on the bench. The Citizens have a busy schedule in April and they give Haaland another week to recover. Instead, Man City's attacking trio are Mahrez, Grealish and Alvarez.
In fact, whether Haaland is or not, Man City can still operate the game very well. Liverpool pressed in the first minutes and surprised Man City with this approach. In the 17th minute, Salah opened the scoring with an empty shot in the middle of the penalty area.
The Citizens did not panic, they waited patiently for the opportunity and equalized after only 10 minutes. Grealish crossed for Alvarez to easily beat Alisson.
Grealish was the first-half best player for the home side. His blocks and defensive withdrawals helped Man City regain control of the game. This was also the English midfielder's 8th assist of the season, and this was certainly Jack's best form for Man City.
When the second half had just started for 30 seconds, De Bruyne scored to put Man City ahead from Alvarez's cross.
Coach Guardiola is very happy on the touchline, he is satisfied with both Grealish and Alvarez. While Klopp was rewarded with a run of anger as Liverpool failed to keep the ball.
In the 54th minute, Alvarez's shot was blocked but Gundogan was present to kick the rebound into the visitors' net. The home team completely controlled the game and Ruben Dias continuously urged the defense to stay focused. In the 74th minute, Grealish put his name on the scoreboard after De Bruyen's cut on the left wing.
Liverpool are completely at a dead end. Klopp made all four changes at the same time but did not make many changes. In the stands, Man City fans shouted "Klopp, you will be fired". This was a disappointing 90 minutes for the Reds as the goal of reaching the top 4 was even further away.
As for Man City, the 4-1 victory helped the whole team regain their spirit after a break. They will be only 5 points behind Arsenal with the same number of matches at 28.
