The Premier League title contenders aren't missing a beat. Manchester City responded to Liverpool's challenge on Wednesday night as they beat Brighton 3-0 to retake top spot, having temporarily been leapfrogged by the Reds.
Match Report
Liverpool's comprehensive 4-0 hammering of Manchester United on Tuesday saw Jurgen Klopp's side sit top, but Pep Guardiola's men reacted exactly as they'd have hoped by claiming three points of their own just 24 hours later.
Although the Seagulls went in at the break with the scores locked at 0-0 and their clean sheet preserved, there was little they could do in the second half.
Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring eight minutes after half time, and Phil Foden doubled the champions' lead just 12 minutes later.
To be sure of the points and top spot, Bernardo Silva added a third with under 10 minutes of the 90 left to play.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
2' Mahrez's shot wide out
17' Mahrez's missed good chance
24' Cancelo's long shot over the bar
26' De Bruyne's long shot inches wide
38' Gundogan's shot stopped
52' GOAL! Man City 1-0 Brighton (Mahrez)
61' De Bruyne's long shot too straight
64' GOAL! Man City 2-0 Brighton (Foden)
72' Foden's shot stopped
81' GOAL! Man City 3-0 Brighton (Bernardo)
Line-ups
Man City XI: Gundogan, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Cancelo, Laporte, Ake, Stones, Ederson, Bernardo, Rodri, Foden
Subs: Fernandinho, Sterling, Grealish, Zinchenko, Z. Steffen, Ruben Dias, Jesus, C. Palmer, R. Lavia
Brighton XI: Welbeck, Gross, Veltman, Dunk, March, Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Mac Allister, E. Mwepu, Tariq Lamptey, M. Caicedo
Subs: Lallana, Steele, Webster, Maupay, T. McGill, Jeremy Sarmiento, M. Leonard, E. Ferguson, O. Offiah
Hedclnop
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How the premier league is going at the top ππ
Amgnonijunior
88
Watford after realizing that they'll play Manchester City next ππ
nΓΈbΓΈdyishere
78
This. Club. Is. Unstoppable.
iradukundaeric
74
Removing Liverpool from 1st place in style
Hedclnop
68
Brighton lost the game but the pain is felt more at Anfield πππ
royalbnna
62
Form is temporary but Class is permanent...Man of the Match ...opps sorry Man of the football
IBRAHIMLM10
50
manchester city is the best team in the world...indeed
AndrewKyobe
49
pep to Klopp we will battle till the last match
royalbnna
45
Bernardo THE ENGINE
Emmanuel4jesus12
39
Ruben Dias is back. He changed the game from the back, I wish he was not injured, Manchester City would have hold on to the top by wider margin
Hedclnop
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Brighton in the first half vs Brighton in the second half
Nauteoyolo
34
Liverpool fans coming π out to see π what the noise
cookie111
29
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Zeybcilot
25
I have said it and will still repeat it. We will drop points again, very sorry liverpool fans come back next year. We have dropped all the points we needed to drop this season and with the same teams home and away. Check it out, Spurs, Cristal Palace, Southampton and Liverpool. The teams we are playing in the remaining six games are teams we have beaten already and we must beat them in the return leg.
Hedclnop
25
We're man city...we will fight till the end. common city.
Youngmular__
24
Whereβs this guyπππ....probably in pains rnπππππ
Hedclnop
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First time in football history that one team has beaten 3 teams that is, Brighton and hove Albion and liverpool in just one match ππππ.
Anthonypizzy
8
LIVERPOOL TO CITY
NeilOberholzerjwjje
8
imagine if we have haaland to finish of all those chances