Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush will soon be jetting away from the Manchester City squad for the upcoming African Cup of Nations.While City’s focus remains firmly on their domestic and European

Liverpool will now head into the November international break sitting eight in the Premier League table. The Reds will return to action on Saturday, November 22 for a match with Nottingham Forest. That will kick off what looks like a friendly run of fixtures that will hopefully help Liverpool get back on track.

Pep Guardiola says that Manchester City's 3-0 win over Liverpool is proof that they are ready to challenge for the Premier League title.

MANCHESTER -- Though he was at pains to emphasize that the two-goal hole Liverpool found themselves in was a fair reflection of the first half, Arne Slot insisted the story of his side's 3-0 hammering at Manchester City could have been rather different if VAR had not overruled Virgil van Dijk's 38th-minute header.

There will be hand-wringing in Liverpool quarters given the questionable calls in the first half of the Reds' loss to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, and rightly so, but that grumbling only serve as a distraction the main takeaway from the game.

Liverpool are on a three-game losing streak away from Anfield. The last time they lost four away league games in a row was in April 2012, when Kenny Dalglish was manager. In a league dominated by set pieces, City are the only team yet to score from one. All 20 of their goals have come from open play.

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