Defensive midfielder Gonzalez was signed for £49m from Porto in January to help Man City replace the injured Rodri

The Reds have seven of their remaining 11 matches at Anfield in the final push to close out the Premier League title after opening up an 11 point lead over Arsenal

The club sit 15th in the Premier League - perhaps short-term pain under Amorim will lead to long-term gain, but so far, there is scant evidence it will

Manchester City 0-2 Liverpool: Mohamed Salah proved decisive again, as an 11-point gap at the top of the Premier League signalled a shift in the balance of power

Everton 2-2 Manchester United: The visitors were outclassed by Everton but, inspired by Bruno Fernandes and perhaps fortunate to avoid a late penalty, they overcame another slow start

Manchester City have been unfortunate with injuries, while envious glances may be directed at the leaders

Everton 2-2 Manchester United: The visitors were outclassed by Everton but, inspired by Bruno Fernandes and perhaps fortunate to avoid a late penalty, they overcame another slow start

Everton 2-2 Manchester United: Ashley Young went to ground under the challenge of Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire but a penalty was overturned

Manchester City have been unfortunate with injuries, while envious glances may be directed at the leaders

Talismanic striker Haaland has been suffering with a knee injury, while another player is now out for a couple of months

Man City’s Champions League demolition at the hands of Real Madrid was confirmation that a generation of their greatest players are reaching the end

United’s dire financial results laid bare the damage of misjudgements in the recruitment of players, coaches and directors that will be felt for years to come

Real Madrid 3-1 Man City (6-3 agg): A clinical hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe ensured there would be no fightback from Guardiola’s men, who were woefully swept aside at the Bernabeu

Man City’s Champions League demolition at the hands of Real Madrid was confirmation that a generation of their greatest players are reaching the end

Real Madrid 3-1 Man City (6-3 agg): A clinical hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe ensured there would be no fightback from Guardiola’s men, who were woefully swept aside at the Bernabeu

United’s dire financial results laid bare the damage of misjudgements in the recruitment of players, coaches and directors that will be felt for years to come

Pep Guardiola’s City trail 3-2 on aggregate after letting a lead slip away in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium

Liverpool are in the midst of a crucial month for their Premier League title hopes and Arne Slot is demonstrating an unusual characteristic among elite coaches

Pep Guardiola was a long-time admirer of Nico Gonzalez but a late, deadline day move for the midfielder is filling a hole in the Man City side

City lost the first leg 3-2 at home and manager Pep Guardiola’s defence could be left with only Josko Gvardiol from those who started last week