Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus bag braces as Manchester City smash 10-man Liverpool

Liverpool collapsed after a red card for Sadio Mane in the first half as they lost 5-0 to Manchester City.

The Reds had started brightly but found themselves 1-0 down when Sergio Aguero opened the scoring and then a man down after Mane was given his marching orders having collided with Ederson trying to get on the end of a through ball.

After that it was one-way traffic and Gabriel Jesus nodded in just before the break to double the lead.

He added another when set up by Aguero, who unselfishly squared when through on goal, and substitute Leroy Sane netted twice more to complete the rout.

The win takes City top, for the time being at least, with 10 points from four games, while it was Liverpool’s first defeat of the season and only Klopp’s second in 23 Premier League games against sides that finished in the top seven the previous season.

Was it a red? Mane’s sending off has quickly divided opinion, as red cards so often do, but if you watch the replays it’s hard to argue with Jon Moss’ decision. Yes, Mane had his eyes on the ball, but his foot was high and ended up colliding with Ederson’s face. Intent is irrelevant and it was both dangerous and reckless, so the referee had no choice.

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City): The Belgian was brilliant and it was two balls of supreme quality from him that opened up the Liverpool defence and gave City the opening two goals. The first especially, which came at a time when Liverpool were on top, was a perfect pass and with two top strikers ahead of him he could rack up a huge number of assists this season.

Manchester City: Ederson 7, Walker 6, Danilo 6, Stones 6, Otamendi 5, Mendy 6, Fernandinho 6, De Bruyne 8, D. Silva 6, Aguero 7, Jesus 7. Subs: Bravo 6, Mangala 6, Sane 7.

Liverpool: Mignolet 7, Alexander-Arnold 5, Matip 6, Klavan 5, Moreno 6, Can 6, Henderson 6, Wijnaldumm 5, Salah 6, Firmino 6, Mane 5. Subs: Oxlade-Chamberlain 5, Milner 6, Solanke 5.

25’ – GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool (Aguero). Out of nothing, De Bruyne splits the defence in half with a beautiful through ball which Aguero gets on the end of, rounds the goalkeeper then rolls home.

31’ – SAVE! Best chance yet for Liverpool as Mane slips in Salah, one-on-one, but the Egyptian telegraphs where he's going to shoot allowing Ederson to make a nice save.

37’ – RED CARD! Mane sets off after a through ball, as does Ederson, and the goalie gets there just before Mane who had raised his foot to try and flick the ball beyond him and catches his opponent. Referee Moss is quick to show a red card.

45+6’ – GOAL! Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool (Jesus). De Bruyne fools Alexander-Arnold with a dumy to get some space, then sends in another great cross for Jesus who is onside this time and nods home.

53’ – GOAL! Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool (Jesus). Just seconds after having a goal disallowed, Aguero is put through on goal by Fernandinho and he lays the ball off for Jesus to score.

77’ – GOAL! Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool (Sane). Sane plays a neat one-two with Mendy sweeps the left-back's low cross past Mignolet at the near post.

87’ – SAVE! De Bruyne slips Sane in behind the Liverpool backline and he crosses for Aguero at the back post, but Mignolet read the situation well as is able to keep the shot out.

90+1'’ – GOAL! Manchester City 5-0 Liverpool (Sane). 5-0 and a stunner from Sane! The German picks the ball up five yards outside the box, with time to think, and bends a shot past Mignolet into the top corner.

This was only Jurgen Klopp’s second defeat in 23 Premier League games against sides that finished in the top seven the previous season.

Aguero has scored in six home league games versus Liverpool in a row.

Aguero has also become the Premier League’s Non-European top scorer, bagging his 124th goal in the competition.