SALAH BRATE GOOD TIMES

Marvellous Mo puts sad City to the sword

- JEREMY CROSS

LIVERPOOL put one hand on a Premier League trophy that continues to slip through the fingers of its holders at an alarming rate.

And when Arne Slot's side pick up their prize at the end of the season, Mo Salah should be the first one to lift it.

Because no-one has done more than him to put Liverpool in such a position of strength, in a title race that appears to be over before the end of February.

Salah was supreme again here, demolishing Pep Guardiola's side almost on his own.

The Egyptian opened the scoring with his 25th league goal of the season, before creating the second for Dominik Szoboszlai.

And in the process, he helped Liverpool pull the throne from under City, to leave the kings of English football flat on their backsides.

Guardiola will have wanted a reaction following his side's Champions League exit last week.