“12 Mind-Blowing Stats from Man City’s Epic 4-1 Triumph Over Liverpool”

Manchester City made a strong comeback to defeat Liverpool 4-1 in a statement performance. This resounding victory emphasized their position as contenders for the Premier League title.

Liverpool took an early lead with a goal from Mohamed Salah. Despite the absence of their top scorer Erling Haaland, the hosts responded impressively to this early setback.

Just ten minutes after falling behind, Manchester City equalized with a goal from Julian Alvarez, who finished off a well-executed passing move. The team continued to gain momentum and shifted into high gear in the second half.

In the second half of the game, Manchester City delivered a stunning performance that left Liverpool in the dust. Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, and Jack Grealish all scored goals.

In a post-match interview with the BBC, Pep Guardiola praised his team’s performance. He spoke about their style of play, their intensity and high pressing. He also mentioned their goal to catch up with Arsenal and how difficult it would be for them to do so.

Guardiola emphasized the importance of performing well and sticking to their plan. He praised his players for their stability and their magnificent performance.

He acknowledged the difficulty of playing against Liverpool but said that his players were magnificent and played really well in all departments. He challenged anyone to name a player who didn’t play well.

Here are 12 incredibly impressive stats from Man City’s statement victory over Liverpool:

#	Statistic	Detail
1	Expected Goals	Man City registered 3.17xG (expected goals) to Liverpool’s 0.33xG
2	Title Chances	Before kick-off, FiveThirtyEight projected City to have a 44% chance of winning the Premier League and Liverpool a 29% chance of qualifying for the top four. After the final whistle, City’s title chances raised to 52% while Liverpool’s Champions League qualification chances fell to 21%.
3	Goals Scored	This was the third occasion in the last three years that Guardiola’s City have scored four goals past Klopp’s Liverpool – 4-1 (April 2023), 1-4 (February 2021), 4-0 (July 2020).
4	Front Five Performance	Each member of City’s front five scored or assisted, while Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne did both.
5	Passes Completed	Rodri completed 91 passes – more than twice as many as any Liverpool player. The Spain international completed more passes alone than Liverpool’s midfield three of Jordan Henderson, Harvey Elliott and Fabinho did combined (86).
6	Dominance	City were utterly dominant. They registered 68.7% possession, 17 shots to Liverpool’s four and eight on target to Liverpool’s one.
7	Fastest Goal	De Bruyne put City ahead just 53 seconds into the second half. It’s the fastest goal that Liverpool have conceded since Sylvain Distin scored after 40 seconds for Everton back in 2011.
8	Home Wins	This was City’s 100th Premier League home win under Guardiola. The Catalan coach has needed just 128 matches to make it to that milestone, breaking Arsene Wenger’s record (139 matches) of being the fastest manager to reach that number.
9	Haaland's Absence	Man City have maintained their unbeaten record of games that top scorer Erling Haaland has missed this season. Of the seven games in which he hasn’t featured, City have won six and drawn one, scoring 17 goals.
10	Big Six Record	While City have lost to Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool this season, they also currently boast the best record in the ‘Big Six’ mini-league this season. Guardiola’s side have now beaten each of the top flight’s traditional powerhouses – with Liverpool completing the set after earlier victories over Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United.
11	Winning Streak	Guardiola’s side have now won seven matches in a row in all competitions. The aggregate scoreline over that run is 24-2. They’ve also scored 17 goals in their last three outings.
12	Home Record	Man City have now won 12 of their 14 Premier League home matches this season, averaging 2.64 points in games at the Etihad. They’ve scored 47 goals across those matches, averaging 3.3 per home league match in 2022-23 so far.
13	Liverpool's Defeats	This was Liverpool’s fifth Premier League defeat of 2023. Klopp’s side have lost 50% of their league outings since the turn of the year. That’s already more league defeats suffered than in the entirety of 2022 (35 games played).