Your team went to Anfield and won 3–0
Liverpool 0–3 Manchester City on Sunday, and it was not close by the end. City scored three goals in 13 minutes through Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku and Rayan Cherki (1). Ryan Gravenberch's red card turned the game, and City took over in the closing stages (4).
You are top of the league on 18 points from 6 games, goal difference +11, five wins from five. Anfield was the last place anyone expected that run to keep going.
What the win did to Liverpool
The 3–0 exposed Liverpool's right side. Cherki ran at Jeremie Frimpong all evening, and Jamie Carragher did not hold back: "There is not much more to say about Jeremie Frimpong. He is completely all over the place" (4). Liverpool are now looking at the transfer market, with Jules Koundé mentioned (4).
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Bradley Barcola, who Liverpool signed for around €140m including bonuses, admitted he is still adjusting to the league's intensity and is taking criticism after a poor display (5).
City as the league's villains
Your visit to Anfield brought protests and complaints, and it has made City the most unpopular club in the league (1). The 114-charge ruling hangs over everything, and one outlet argues the whole thing has become a farce, with Liverpool first in line to be punished for another club's issues (2).
Maresca is not backing down: "We all trust we will win the appeal" (1).
PSG at the Etihad on Wednesday
City host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday at 21:00 CEST, the first meeting of this league phase (1). Then Ipswich Town at home on Saturday, AEK Athens at home on Tuesday, and Aston Villa away on Saturday, October 24.
Haaland talk in the market
If the sanctions land hard, Erling Haaland could become the most wanted player on the market, with PSG floated as a possible destination (3). Nothing agreed. Nothing signed. Just the noise that comes with a case like this.
The Arteta line
Arsenal's Mikel Arteta was asked about City's case and kept it short, calling for respect for the appeal process and saying his conscience is clear (1).
