Man City crush Liverpool to mark Guardiola's 1,000 match

Manchester, UK: Manchester City celebrated Pep Guardiola s 1,000th game in management with a statement 3 0 win over Liverpool to close to within four...

Manchester, UK: Manchester City celebrated Pep Guardiola's 1,000th game in management with a statement 3-0 win over Liverpool to close to within four points of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Erling Haaland shrugged off missing an early penalty to head in his 99th Premier League goal before Nico Gonzalez's deflected effort and a wonder strike from Jeremy Doku confirmed City's status as Arsenal's major title rivals.

Liverpool have now lost five of their last six league games to leave the defending champions down in eighth, eight points off the top.

Arsenal's 10-game winning run came to an end in a 2-2 draw at Sunderland on Saturday and Guardiola's men took full advantage in the battle of the two sides that have dominated the Premier League over the past decade.

"Thank you to the players and staff for giving me that incredible present," said Guardiola on marking his 1,000th game in style.