3-0! Defeated the arch-enemy in the peak showdown. Milestone of 1,000 games for the famous coach. The 1.21 billion wealthy club has won 4 consecutive victories and risen to second place.

In the early morning of November 10, the 11th round of the Premier League ushered in a showdown between giants. Manchester City, worth a total of 1.21 billion, faced Liverpool at home, worth a total of 1.15 billion.

In the Champions League in midweek, both teams successfully won. Manchester City defeated Dortmund 4-1 at home, and Liverpool changed their recent sluggish state and defeated Real Madrid 1-0.

In the last 10 games in all competitions, Manchester City has 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Guardiola finally led the team to find a normal rhythm. Recently, the team has won a wave of 3 consecutive victories. After experiencing a trough of 1 win and 6 losses, Liverpool ushered in two consecutive wins in the league + Champions League.

It is worth noting that in the last 4 encounters, Manchester City faced Liverpool with 2 draws and 2 losses, making it difficult to win.

After the start, the players of both teams played very cautiously. Doku became Manchester City's breaking point, and Liverpool invested heavily in chasing and intercepting it.

In the 9th minute, Doku ran forward and Bradley got stuck. Konate came over and made a clearance, which was not helpful. Doku broke into the penalty area, Mamadashvili attacked, and Doku fell in the penalty area.

VAR intervened. In slow motion, it can be seen that Mamadashvili brought down Doku. The referee awarded a penalty kick and Haaland took charge.

Although Haaland's penalty kick was powerful enough and the ball was quite fast, he failed to hit the corner kick. Mamadashvili struggled to save the ball and roared in anger.

In the 26th minute, Doku broke into Longtan alone. Bradley had tried his best. Doku suddenly turned around and shot. Mamadashvili made a key save.

In the 29th minute, Nunes made a pass from the wing, and Konate's header popped up. The ball hit Harland's head passively, going out in a parabola and into the dead corner.

In the 39th minute, Liverpool got a corner kick and Van Dijk scored with a header, but just as he was celebrating, the linesman signaled for offside.

It turned out that Robertson shrank his head in the offside position. The referee determined that it interfered with Donnarumma's judgment and the goal was invalid.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Nico Gonzalez took a shot from outside the penalty area. Van Dijk stretched out his kick. The ball hit his outside instep and changed direction. Mamadashvili was unable to make a save.

At halftime, Manchester City temporarily led 2-0. Haaland missed the penalty kick, Van Dijk's goal was disallowed, and the showdown between the giants was full of drama.

After the start of the second half, Slott replaced Ekitic with Gakpo. In the 59th minute, Salah made a pass, Bradley passed the ball, and Gakpo was outflanked, but he hit the ball high.

In the 63rd minute, Manchester City launched a quick counterattack. O'Reilly broke through and passed half of the ball. Doku blasted a perfect world wave from outside the penalty area. Manchester City basically ended the suspense early.

In the 79th minute, Salah formed a one-man attack. Donnarumma struck decisively and Salah missed the ball.

In the end, in Guardiola’s 1,000th milestone game, Manchester City, worth a total worth of 1.21 billion, defeated Liverpool, worth a total of 1.15 billion, 3-0. While ushering in 4 consecutive victories in all competitions, it climbed to second place in the standings. Defending champion Liverpool had 1 win and 5 losses in the last 6 rounds, 8 points behind Arsenal.