April 01, (THEWILL) – Manchester City have kept the pressure on Arsenal in the race for the English Premier League title after a convincing 4-1 win against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.
Despite being without the injured Erling Haaland, City responded emphatically to Mohamed Salah’s early opener with goals from Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, and Jack Grealish.
The Reds took the lead in the 17th minute as Salah smashed the ball into the net from a long ball found by Diogo Jota. However, their lead only lasted for 10 minutes as City responded with a neat move that ended with Alvarez scoring a simple finish. City continued their dominance in the second half, with De Bruyne and Grealish adding to their tally.
Liverpool’s hopes of clinching a top-four spot took another hit as they stayed five points behind Newcastle United in fifth and seven behind Tottenham in fourth. The win marked City’s fourth consecutive league win and closed the gap at the top to five points ahead of Arsenal’s game against Leeds United.
City’s emphatic response without Haaland shows the depth of their squad and their determination to retain their title. Liverpool, on the other hand, will have to pick themselves up quickly if they want to keep their European hopes alive.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
