Liverpool took a giant stride towards the Premier League title on Sunday as a 2-0 win over Manchester City opened up an 11-point lead at the top of the table over Arsenal.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland remains a doubt for Sunday's Premier League clash against Liverpool after sitting out his side's Champions League exit to Real Madrid.

Liverpool opened up a nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Manchester City's crisis deepened in a 2-0 defeat at Anfield on Sunday.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said a 1-1 draw against Manchester City, that left three sides separated by just one point at the top of the Premier League, was "bittersweet" for the depleted Reds.

Arsenal remain top of the Premier League after a titanic tussle between Liverpool and Manchester City ended 1-1 at Anfield on Sunday.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was full of praise for new signing Darwin Nunez as the Uruguayan sealed their 3-1 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield on Saturday.

Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool's agonising failure to win the Premier League title was the "story of my life" as the German had to settle for second place behind Manchester City again.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola blasts Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz and laments decisions that cost his side dear after a 2-1 home defeat by Liverpool sealed a 5-1 aggregate Champions League quarter-final win for the five-time European champions.