Dead balls kill off Leeds
Pep Guardiola insists that his football is simple and one of Manchester City's most magnificent improvements this season has been their revolution from set pieces. Once their weakest part of the game, they are now leading the league in that department - and on course to win the trophy as a result.
A trip to Leeds had the hallmarks of being a banana skin in the race for silverware, and Liverpool watched on hopefully after navigating their way past Newcastle in the early kick-off to briefly go top of the table. There was nothing pretty about the reception the champions got at Elland Road, and they were made to suffer for large chunks of the first half.
