Manchester City put 10-man Liverpool to the sword with a 3-0 win on Sunday afternoon.
A closely fought affair was blown wide open when Ryan Gravenberch was controversially shown a second yellow card after an hour with City hitting a quick-fire double to put the contest beyond the Reds.
Erling Haaland, who'd cut a peripheral figure prior to his goal, smashed a first-time effort beyond Alisson with substitute Jeremy Doku doubling their lead shortly after.
Rayan Cherki put the cherry on top with a wonderfully taken goal after 78 minutes to put the visitors out of sight.
Liverpool player ratings
Alisson - 5
Couldn't do much about any of the goals, but a goalkeeper of his calibre will never be happy conceding more shots than they save.
Ronald Araujo - 5
Most of City's threat came down Araujo's side, with the Uruguayan not handling the introduction of Jeremy Doku particularly well.
Jeremy Jacquet - 7
Not overly tested, but if you were to guess which of Liverpool's players was signed for a nine-figure fee, Jeremy Jacquet would be one. Still only 21 but reads the game like he's 31. Stay fit and he'll grow into one of the best defenders in the league if not the world.
Virgil van Dijk - 6
Reacted a split second too slowly to give Erling Haaland the yard needed to put City in front.
Milos Kerkez - 6
An impressive first half but quieter after the break.
Ryan Gravenberch - 7
Excellent ball carrying and offering a threat with shots from distance. Much improved after a mixed start to the season and unfortunate to pick up two soft yellow cards to leave his side down to 10.
Alexis Mac Allister - 6
Solid enough on the ball, but started to be overrun in midfield as City grew into the contest.
Victor Munoz - 7
Tormented Nico O'Reilly all afternoon and just needed some more end product to show for his efforts.
Florian Wirtz - 4
It's almost impossible to drop a player of Florian Wirtz's reputation and price tag, but more performances of this nature and difficult conversations will be needed.
Bradley Barcola - 4
Bewildering performance from a £120m player, who looked short of match practice and confidence. Having one £100m+ player drifting through games is bad enough; two would be a huge problem, and vastly more is needed from the winger.
Lewis Koumas - 6
Proved a real handful early on for City's centre-backs with his relentless pressing before tiring in the second half.
Trey Nyoni - 6
Not the easiest situation to be thrust into with his side down to 10.
Rio Ngumoha - 6
Brought on to give the industrious Koumas a rest.
Jeremie Frimpong - 5
Was left dizzy by Rayan Cherki for City's third.
Joe Gomez - N/A
Brought on for some useful minutes ahead of a busy period for Liverpool
Federico Chiesa - N/A
As with Gomez, will be pleased to get back on the pitch after time out.
Manchester City player ratings
Gianluigi Donnarumma - 6
Mostly tested from long range but did what he needed to with minimal fuss.
Matheus Nunes - 7
Didn't give Barcola the space to play, twice dispossessing the Frenchman. Impressive performance from right-back by Nunes.
Ruben Dias - 6
Was given a headache by Koumas early on but controlled City's from the build-up after that.
Marc Guehi - 5
Looked hugely unsettled in the first half, spending much of the opening 45 on the ground under the slightly pressure from Liverpool's forwards.
Nico O'Reilly - 4
Left punch-drunk by the electric Victor Munoz in what was a really challenging afternoon for the England man. Hooked shortly after the hour and did well to remain on the pitch for that long.
Elliot Anderson - 7
Really good, combative display in midfield, did lots of the out-of-possession work that his midfield partner didn't.
Enzo Fernandez - 5
Good enough in possession but looked lost when out of possession. Will be lucky to start against Paris Saint-Germain.
Iliman Ndiaye - 5
A quiet, unproductive performance on the wing for Iliman Ndiaye, who was taken off after 55 minutes.
Rayan Cherki - 7
Not Cherki's finest afternoon, but showcased what he's capable of with an outstanding finish to make it three.
Antoine Semenyo - 6
Showed occasional threat down the flank and kept Araujo on his toes before his substitution.
Erling Haaland - 7
Peripheral before the red card, then suddenly finding himself in the right place at the right time to do what he does best.
Jeremy Doku - 8
Immediate impact from the bench, shot led to City's opener before putting them out of sight with a wonderful curling effort.
Josko Gvardiol - 6
A much needed calming presence at the back after O'Reilly's struggles.
Ayyoubb Bouaddi - N/A
Brought on for the underwhelming Fernandez.
Allan - N/A
Quiet after late introduction.
