At 14:30 Lithuanian time, the 4th round of the "Premier" league kicked off in England.
"Manchester City" faced "Liverpool" in front of their own fans. The start of the match promised a tough battle, but Sadio Mane's red card changed the scenario - the "Cityzens" broke down the ten-man opponents.
Both teams started the match quite actively. "Liverpool" showed good play, but in the 24th minute, they were punished by Sergio Aguero. Even after conceding a goal, the "Reds" tried to fight back, but in the 37th minute S. Mane grossly fouled the goalkeeper and was sent off the field.
At that point, "Man City" took advantage - during added time in the first half, Gabriel Jesus increased the lead to two goals, and in the second half completely finished off the visitors.
In the 53rd minute, the same G. Jesus defeated Simon Mignolet again. The "Cityzens" completely dominated the match, and the opponents' resistance was ended after a substitution by Leroy Sane.
In the 77th minute, the German scored after a pass from Benjamin Mendy, and the final blow came in the 91st minute with a great strike from L. Sane outside the penalty area.
"Man City" achieved their third victory in the English league and temporarily rose to the top position. For the "Liverpool" team, this was their first failure of the season.
Result:
"Man City" 5 - 0 "Liverpool" 24' [1 - 0] S. Aguero 45+6' [2 - 0] G. Jesus 53' [3 - 0] G. Jesus 77' [4 - 0] L. Sane 90+1' [5 - 0] L. Sane 37' S. Mane (sent off from the field)
Tournament table:
Starting lineups:
"Man City": Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Mendy, Danilo, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva, Aguero, Jesus.
"Liverpool": Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Klavan, Moreno, Henderson, Can, Wijnaldum, Salah, Mane, Firmino.
