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Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring Liverpool's first goal in the 2-0 win at Manchester City(Image: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Liverpool moved 11 points clear of Arsenal at the Premier League's summit after a 2-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.

Goals from Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai sealed a first Etihad league win for a decade as the Reds took a major stride forward in their efforts to seal a 20th title.

The ECHO, of course, was in Manchester to provide our usual match-day mix of big-game verdict, player ratings, analysis and live blog.



A bad weekend for Mikel Arteta and second-placed Arsenal had just got worse.

"From here, seven of Liverpool’s remaining 11 assignments come at Anfield which offers home comforts, although that they have still not lost on their travels in the Premier League this term is just one reason for that yawning gap."

Over on the Daily Mail's pages, Ian Ladyman pens: "With five minutes remaining of what may be a decisive victory over Manchester City, Mohamed Salah chased yet another ball down the right flank and spun in frustration when he didn’t make it.

"Immediately his manager Arne Slot indicated he should turn and close down City defender Ruben Dias.

And if it seems a little ominous still that the best attacking player in Europe is yet to sign a new contract, this is perhaps just a time to live for the present, to drink in that age of imperial Salah."

John Cross of The Mirror writes: "They may as well start engraving the trophy and getting the red ribbons ready.

"Liverpool were simply too good for Manchester City in the same way they have embarrassed the rest of the Premier League all season.

That just highlights that Salah has been the difference maker in the big games."

And last but by no means least, Ian Doyle's ECHO analysis focuses partly on Dominik Szoboszlai, writing: "Darwin Nunez’s poor miss at Aston Villa in midweek reignited talk over which striker was best served to lead the Liverpool attack.

So for his team’s biggest Premier League game of the season, it was perhaps telling Arne Slot started with none of them.

"As in the League Cup triumph at Brighton earlier in the campaign, the Reds boss instead opted for a box midfield with Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones as the two false number nines.

"The final outcome, and the performance in particular of the former, emphatically suggested Slot once again made the right call.

"While Szoboszlai has long been a favourite with supporters for his tireless work-rate and attitude, the nagging suspicion remains that the Hungarian can make more of an impact in the final third.

"This, then, was the perfect stage for the 24-year-old to deliver, teeing up Mohamed Salah for the opening goal before confidently sweeping home the second after the Egyptian returned the favour.

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"Jones, building on his showing at Villa Park in midweek, was denied his own moment of glory when his second-half strike was wiped off after the narrowest of offside calls against Szoboszlai.

"And while their contributions were largely defensive, Ryan Gravenberch was much improved than of late while Alexis Mac Allister grew into the game.
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