'Cheats' banners, then a beatdown: Man City crush Liverpool at Anfield in first game since guilty verdict

The side led by Enzo Maresca won 3-0 at Anfield in their first match since the verdict came down In their first game since the club was found guilty on 114 charges of financial breaches, Manchester City won 3-0 at Anfield against Liverpool on Sunday. At the end of September, an independent commission upheld 114 of 115 charges brought by the Premier League in relation to City's violations of the competition's financial rules. City are appealing and have maintained their innocence as they and the rest of the league await news of a sanction that could deepen the crisis for the eight-time English champions and the English game as a whole. For City manager Enzo Maresca, it was a very successful start to the season at Manchester City, winning all six Premier League games played and becoming the fourth manager in Premier League history to win his first six matches in charge of a new club, joining Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea, Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United.

After the chaos of the past days, the Citizens were able to deliver one of the best performances of the season in the second half at Anfield and scored three goals via Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki in a hostile environment. Thousands of Liverpool fans