Pep Guardiola celebrated his 1,000th game as a manager with a convincing win over an old rival as Manchester City overpowered Liverpool 3-0 on Sunday. Typically Erling Haaland was on the scoresheet, opening the scoring for a dominant City side at the Etihad Stadium with his 99th Premier League goal after missing an earlier penalty.

Daniel Sturridge has urged Jeremy Doku to add more goals to his game at Manchester City after his fine finish against Liverpool.

Virgil van Dijk thought he scored the equaliser before the break, but his header was disallowed after VAR determined Andrew Robertson, who was in an offside position, obstructed Gianluigi Donnarumma’s attempt to save the shot.

Doku's trickery earned City a penalty when he was fouled by Giorgi Mamardashvili although the goalkeeper got his own back by denying Erling Haaland from the spot. Haaland would not be denied though and powered City into the lead with a header.

City were exceptional against our cross-city rivals, with Doku at the very heart of it all. He made the first goal through his own sheer determination, driving into the box and attempting a cross that was blocked. As it bounced back to him, he used his last moment while balanced to chip a delightful ball onto the head of Phil Foden.

Jeremy Doku was the star as Manchester City beat Liverpool at the Etihad, but the win did not come without controversy

The biggest match of his career?Among Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitiké, and Florian Wirtz, few would have bet on Jérémy Doku to be the standout in the clash

It's a bit of why Haaland is great because Doku explained that he saw the space and trusted that someone would find their way into it. The inevitable Erling Haaland 🌟 A thunderous strike against his former club 🙏 pic.twitter.com/ylkTApTFbY