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.
2021/2022 Premier League
3-0
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