Just under a year ago Manchester City and Liverpool played out a Premier League classic at the Etihad. The two great teams of the era went toe-to-toe in another pulsating title race that would again end with the title in Pep Guardiola's hands.
Back then it seemed like a rivalry that would run and run, but 357 days on this was another big day for City's aspirations of a fifth title in six seasons, but another dark day in Liverpool's descent to also-rans as far as the honours are concerned.
Jurgen Klopp's team took the lead against the run of play, but even with the advantage Klopp was never happy. He spent most of the game in a state of perpetual fury on the touchline and by full-time this was less a contest of brilliant equals and more an afternoon that exposed the reality that these two teams no longer operate in the same stratosphere.
