After testing their opponents, Man City, with home advantage, pushed up their formation to find a goal to take the lead against The Kop. If they were more careful in their final shots, De Bruyne and Fernandinho could have brought the opening goal to The Citizens in the first 20 minutes.
" Man City" fans did not have to wait too long, in the 24th minute, Sergio Aguero opened the scoring for the home team after an assist from De Bruyne. This was Kun Kun's 6th goal in the last 6 matches against Liverpool, an impressive goal difference.
The joy doubled with The Citizens 13 minutes later but it was not a double.
In the 37th minute, Liverpool's Sadio Mane received a direct red card and left the field after kicking goalkeeper Ederson in the face when both sides were rushing at each other. Outside the pitch, Coach Kloop appeared extremely angry. As for Pep, he put Bravo on the field to replace Ederson after the goalkeeper could not continue playing.
The first half ended with Liverpool in the worst case scenario. Gabriel Jesus doubled the gap for Man City after a move still from De Bruyne. 2-0 for The Citizens and the burst of tears from tens of thousands of blue fans in the Etihad stands.
With only 13 minutes left in the second half, Liverpool's net continued to shake. Gabriel Jesus brought home a double in this match with an assist from Aguero. At this time, all hopes of The Kop are considered to have ended. 3-0 for the home team in the 58th minute.
At the end of the match, Man City proactively played slowly to save energy and gave key players like Jesus and Otamendi a rest. Meanwhile, despite using all three of their players to change players, Liverpool's efforts are still like a spark.
The fourth goal came for Man City as a matter of course in the 77th minute. Jesus' replacement, Leroy Sane, once again broke the net of goalkeeper Mignolet after an assist from rookie Mendy on the left wing.
The match ended with a score of 5-0 for Man City with a double from today's Sane in the 90+1 minute. This was a match that Man City's new recruits made quite a mark with Sane assisting Kyle Walker this time.
