LIVERPOOL received a guard of honour from Man City before their big clash at the Etihad tonight.
Jurgen Klopp's men ended a drought of thirty years without a top-flight title last week when the hosts failed to take three points off Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea's win means the Reds can travel down the M62 with the trophy safely secured at Anfield for the first time since 1990.
But Pep Guadiola isn't one to take failure lying down and you can expect a reaction from his City side, who haven't lost at this ground in the league since December.
Live score: Man City 2-0 Liverpool (De Bruyne pen '25, Sterling '35)
TV/live coverage: Sky Sports Main Event / NOW TV
Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Garcia, Laporte, Mendy; Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Foden, Jesus, Sterling.
Liverpool XI: Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold; Gomes, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Mane, Salah, Firmino.
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MAN CITY 2-0 LIVERPOOL
38' Can the champions bite back before the half-time break?
They perhaps didn't expect to be dismantled so easily on the counter-attack. After all, that was their plan for much of the first-half…
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MAN CITY 2-0 LIVERPOOL
36' That was a pretty big celebration from Sterling, which is totally fair enough but banished any thoughts of not doing so against a former team.
Indeed, it was his first Premier League goal against Liverpool.
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MAN CITY 2-0 LIVERPOOL
35' Sterling rolls home the counter-attack!
Mendy brings the ball out really nicely and Gabriel Jesus turns the ball around to Foden.
The youngster uses De Bruyne as the dummy runner to find Sterling, his touch wrongfoots Gomez and the shot dribbles in at the near-post.
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MAN CITY 2-0 LIVERPOOL
35' GGGOOOOAAALLLL!!!
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MAN CITY 1-0 LIVERPOOL
33' Handball? Ederson rushes out of his area and scrambles the ball clear.
A quick VAR check confirms the goalkeeper acted legally.
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MAN CITY 1-0 LIVERPOOL
32' Rodri is caught in possession and very nearly gets punished.
A lovely chip cross from Mane finds Fabinho at the back stick – however the defensive midfielder's lay on for Salah isn't good enough.
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MAN CITY 1-0 LIVERPOOL
30' Lovely ball to Gabriel Jesus from De Bruyne and the Brazilian turns delightfully, beating Robertson twice… and scuffs his shot wide.
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MAN CITY 1-0 LIVERPOOL
29' That was the 14th penalty won by Sterling since the start of 2015/16. Only Wilfried Zaha has earned more with 15.
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MAN CITY 1-0 LIVERPOOL
27' The game resumes with Salah kicking off in the centre-circle.
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MAN CITY 1-0 LIVERPOOL
26' The City Twitter account with a cheeky dig after those earlier fireworks…
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MAN CITY 1-0 LIVERPOOL
25' And, with that, it's time for drinks.
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MAN CITY 1-0 LIVERPOOL
24' De Bruyne slots it home like his Sunday league team are 9-0 up against the bottom of the league.
Alisson sent the wrong way.
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MAN CITY 1-0 LIVERPOOL
24' GGGOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
24' De Bruyne to take…
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
24' Gomez is booked for getting all over the back of England teammate Sterling.
The replays are pretty clear, he simply never lets go of the winger.
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
24' PENALTY CITY!
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
23' More outstretched arms from De Bruyne with van Dijk sending him tumbling on the edge of the area.
The referee agrees that a foul was committed – but earlier in the move.
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
21' A shake of the head from De Bruyne after Alexander-Arnold gets the call on a tight corner/goal kick decision.
It's not been the Belgian's night so far with a knock accumulated earlier.
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
19' Post!
Salah gets a good sight at goal on a run across the 18-yard line.
A strong effort back across Ederson's goal beats the keeper and squares up against his left-hand post.
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
18' Staunch defending repels Salah's cross from the right with Firmino lurking.
Liverpool just edging up the pitch here.
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
16' If you were being kind, you could liken this opening spell of the game as having a chess-like quality… At best.
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
15' Mendy deals well with Alexander-Arnold's first venture forward.
The Liverpool full-backs have been somewhat reserved to this point.
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
14' Over 50 per cent of the game has been played in City's final third so far.
It feels as though the vast proportion of that has been with the hosts, however.
Mendy's whipped ball down the left flank is dangerous but beats absolutely everybody and is out for a goal kick.
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
11' A minor worry for the hosts with De Bruyne feeling a chunky challenge in that last attack – although he seems to be up and moving freely.
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MAN CITY 0-0 LIVERPOOL
10' Excellent defending from Robertson keeps Foden in check as City push into the box before De Bruyne's shot is blocked by the Scot.
Liverpool break and Mane skews a header wide.
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