City outclass Reds

23 August 2010 23:00
Manchester City registered their biggest win over Liverpool since 1937 with a quite brutal display in a 3-0 victory at Eastlands. England's biggest spenders totally outclassed the 18-times champions, who look like losing Javier Mascherano and seem further away than ever of getting their first championship of the Premier League era. City opened the scoring as James Milner advanced beyond Steven Gerrard and Adam Johnson picked him out with an excellent sliderule pass. The former Aston Villa man quickly cut the ball back to Gareth Barry, who calmly sidefooted the ball past Jose Reina. Into the second half and Mancini's men doubled their lead as Milner swung a corner out to Micah Richards, who powered a header towards goal which Tevez got the faintest touch onto as he tried to turn it in to deceive Reina. And midway through the half, City got a third. Skrtel argued that he did not foul Johnson. But contact inside the area to a player already tumbling thanks to Daniel Agger's earlier challenge was enough to warrant the decision from referee Phil Dowd. Tevez did the rest, sending Reina the wrong way.

Source: PA