Manchester City vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

SAVED!! Cherki's cross-field pass is met by Haaland, who again beats Konate to free up Doku on the left. The Belgian darts to the byline and fires the ball back inside, but it's too close to Mamardashvili and the Liverpool goalkeeper collects!

CHANCE!! Man City's initial header clear from the Liverpool corner also allows them to catch Salah offside, and he's flagged after he drills Wirtz's far-post header into the chest of Donnarumma!

There's the final whistle, as Manchester City produce a sensational display to thump Premier League champions Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad! After Haaland and Nico's first-half goals had put City in control either side of Van Dijk's controversially-disallowed header, the Blues doubled down on their dominance in the second period. Pep Guardiola's side produced 1.60 xG as Doku again went close, before the brilliant Belgian capped off a man-of-the-match performance with a curling strike into the far corner to make it 3-0. Further chances followed for O'Reilly and Foden, but the game had long since been won for the home side as Man City snuffed out any chance of a Liverpool comeback. The visitors managed 0.71 xG at the other end through Gakpo, Szoboszlai and Salah, but they were kept at arm's length throughout and lose their fifth game in sixth to remain eighth in the Premier League table. At the summit, however, Arsenal's lead is cut to four points by this resurgent Manchester City side, who leapfrog Chelsea into second place after the clearest indication yet that they are well and truly title contenders.

FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 LIVERPOOL.

WIDE!! Foden drifts in-field from the right-hand side to send a left-footed strike goalwards, but his shot from the edge of the box is dragged several yards wide of the near post!

Szoboszlai barges Foden to the ground in frustration after City do their best to pass the ball around him, and that earns the Hungarian a late yellow card.

We'll play three more minutes at the Etihad with Man City well on course to collect three more points, following a second half largely sparse of stoppages.

Jones' attempted pass wide to Gakpo is cut out by Savinho, who threatens to sprint away from him, but the Liverpool substitute drags the Brazilian back and is shown a yellow card for the blatant foul.

WIDE!!! Marmoush is backed into a corner by Gomez and Konate but is still able to find O'Reilly in support, and the left-back lines up a shot from a tight angle which he fires wide of the near post!

Since the start of April, Manchester City have won the most points in the Premier League (42), with 13 wins from 19 games. They’ve won nine of 10 at the Etihad in that time, and look set to make that 10 from 11, with 45 points from 20 games.