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Manchester City thrash Liverpool as Alisson suffers nightmare at Anfield

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Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Manchester City - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - February 7, 2021. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah reacts. [Pool via REUTERS/Laurence Griffiths]

Manchester City opened up a commanding five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Ilkay Gundogan scored twice in a 4-1 victory at Liverpool for whom keeper Alisson endured a Sunday to forget.

An emphatic win, City's 10th in a row in the league and first at Anfield since 2003, moved Pep Guardiola's side to 50 points from 22 games, five more than second-placed Manchester United who have played a game more.

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