Liverpool's hopes of silverware dashed in crushing defeat

Liverpool's title ambitions crumbled under the weight of a pitiful performance as Manchester City thrashed them 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Arne slot's men lacked fight, character and effort in their heaviest defeat under the norwegian coach.

The Champions League quarter-final first leg in Paris next week now looms as a daunting prospect for a team that shipped four goals with alarming ease.

Haaland's hat-trick, completed with a minute to spare, painted a bleak picture of a Liverpool side that failed to mount a credible challenge against Pep Guardiola's rampant City.

Salah's wasteful penalty miss, eight years to the day since he scored a crucial winner against City for Jürgen Klopp, summed up Liverpool's lethargic display.