Liverpool 2-0 Man City: Cody Gakpo and Mo Salah find the net in dominant Reds win that leaves Pep Guardiola's men ELEVEN points off top spot

Just under an hour before kick-off, Pep Guardiola came out of the famous Anfield tunnel and sank into his seat on the Manchester City bench. Liverpool beat reigning champions Man City 2-0 in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday The result left Liverpool nine points clear at the top of the table and ELEVEN points above City City have now lost six of their last seven games in all competitions - drawing the other one And when the final whistle went to signal what looks like the latest stage in City's demise, their sixth defeat in their last seven games, their fourth Premier League defeat in succession, the crowd sang the song again and Guardiola smiled again. Cody Gakpo scored Liverpool's opening goal on Sunday with a finish from close range Dutch forward Gakpo has now scored six goals in his last seven appearances for Liverpool Liverpool's second goal on Sunday was scored by Mo Salah when he converted a penalty kick Dominik Szoboszlai unleashed a piledriver from the edge of the box that Ortega kept out with an outstretched boot and Virgil van Dijk powered a header across the City goalkeeper and off the face of the post. City finally managed to douse Liverpool’s fire for 10 or 15 minutes with a spell where they kept possession and forced the home team into some mistakes. Salah, whose current contract is due to expire in June next year, celebrated with Liverpool fans Dutchman Arne Slot has now won 18 of his first 20 games as manager of Liverpool Meanwhile, City boss Pep Guardiola has overseen six losses in his team's last seven games Gakpo got his shot away but Matheus Nunes, who had otherwise had a wholly unremarkable game, had tracked back with him and produced a crucial, goal-saving block.