Some of these figures are eye-watering.

A further six points back are Nottingham Forest on 48 points in third, which is where the most intense portion of the race for Europe really begins. Behind Forest, Man City have 47 points, Chelsea 46, Newcastle United 44, and AFC Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion both on 43.

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Manchester City are far from their best but Liverpool still had a job to do at the Etihad, where they had not won in the league since 2015. With Arsenal losing at home against West Ham on Saturday, Liverpool had the chance to make their lead at the top of the table even more intimidating.

Mohamed Salah scored a goal and set up another for Dominik Szoboszlai as the Premier League leaders increased the gap at the top of the table to 11 points

Arsenal lost more ground on leaders Liverpool in the Premier League title race after being held to a 0-0 draw by Nottingham Forest. In a contest between second and third at the City Ground, neither side were able to claim the win needed to boost their lofty ambitions this season.

The way the narratives of their respective seasons have gone, it might be a shock to discover that Brighton & Hove Albion - floating along in midtable under Fabian Hurzeler - and AFC Bournemouth, media darlings under Andoni Iraola, are now level on points.

At the home of Manchester City, Liverpool produced a performance worthy of champions to move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Manchester City host Liverpool at Etihad Stadium to reignite one of the fiercest Premier League rivalries of recent times.