Manchester City did form a guard of honour for Liverpool but any respect that was held for their opponents prior to kick off quickly diminished.
The Reds were brought back down to earth with a crashing 4-0 defeat.The home side took the lead when Raheem Sterling was fouled by Joe Gomez in the area and Kevin De Bruyne converted from 12 yards.City doubled their lead through Raheem Sterling before Phil Foden made it three on the stroke of half-time.
Things went from bad to worse for Liverpool when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's attempt to block a shot found its way into the back of the net.
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