LONDON (Reuters) - Leaders Liverpool have honored their guests and their direct chasing champions Manchester City in the last two seasons when they beat them 3-1 at Anfield Road in Liverpool at the top and end of the twelfth stage of the English Premier League.

Brazilian Fabinho (6), Mohamed Salah (13), Senegalese Sadio Manet (51) scored Liverpool goals, and Bernardo Silva (78) scored Manchester City goal.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has excelled for the eighth time in the game against Guarduela since the latter began his coaching career with Barcelona.

"We showed today that we are playing in the spirit of the champions, we played well and I am surprised that we did not win but we played against the best team in Europe," Guardiola said. "We played well and chilled, we played in the usual style, and eventually Liverpool won and I can't deny the strength. Liverpool and our strength as well. "

Liverpool's 11th win of the season has kept them unbeaten, boosting their lead with 34 points, eight ahead of newcomers Leicester City and Chelsea, 2-0 winners Arsenal and Crystal Palace respectively.

Manchester City, meanwhile, suffered their third loss of the season with 25 points, slipping to fourth, nine points behind Liverpool.

Anfield node

Liverpool, seeking their first league title since 1990, made one of their best performances this season and deserved the three points as the best side for most of the game.Manchester City suffered the absence of Spanish playmaker David Silva and Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson due to injury, only showing his standard In the last ten minutes he only reduced the difference.

Liverpool did not give the visitors the opportunity to impose their preference from the beginning and scored the goal with a missile goal for Fabinho and then boosted Thanh to Salah after only 13 minutes in the first two attempts to the home of the game, then blocked all the access to goalkeeper Alison Baker and made it difficult for the task of coach Josep Guardiola's return In the end, their nets were almost shaking more than once.

Manchester City, Guardiola and Argentine striker Sergio Aguero have been consecrated at Anfield. The defending champions have won just one of their 28 games, 12 defeats in their last 17 home matches against five draws, while Guardiola suffered their fourth loss at Anfield in various competitions. , In his worst results at one stadium in his wonderful training career, while Aguero knot on the pitch continued to fail to score.

Fabinho gave Liverpool the lead with a powerful right-foot shot from outside the area, which left him to the right of the keeper Bravo (6), and Salah added the second goal when he took a cross from the left of the Scottish defender Andrew Robertson inside the area followed by his head to the right of Bravo (13).

It is Salah's sixth goal in the league this season.

Brazilian Alison Baker saved Liverpool from a certain goal by beating Aguero from inside the area (25), and deprived the left post City to reduce the difference by a shot from inside the area by the Spanish defender Angelinho after he hit the defender Trent Alexander-Arnold (29).

And almost Brazilian Roberto Firmino adds the third with a powerful shot from within the area bounced from Bravo before being distracted by the defense (38).

Aguero received a ball behind the defense of Belgian Kevin De Bruyne Vtogl inside the area and shot a powerful creeping next to the left post (42).

Salah almost did it for the second time with a magnificent left-handed shot from outside the area Bravo brilliantly saved in two installments (45).

Aguero continued the series of wasted opportunities when he received a ball inside the area shot by an easy right in the hands of Allison (45 + 2).

Liverpool reinforced their lead early in the second half with a third goal when captain Jordan Henderson crossed the ball from the right Bravo failed to keep it away, followed by Mane with a header into the net (51) scoring his seventh goal of the season.

Bernardo Silva succeeded in reducing the difference with a powerful left-footed shot from inside the area after a pass from Angelenio hit the left post and hugged Alison nets (78).