Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool edged Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest 3-2.
"The best team won, we struggled from the beginning and we couldn't deal with their long balls. Usually, you press the ball to win it, but this was different. They defended so deep and so well," City coach Pep Guardiola told the BBC.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scored his 100th goal for the club to help secure a 3-0 victory over lively Crystal Palace in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Manchester City needed a second-half penalty from striker Erling Haaland to break the resistance of a dogged Crystal Palace.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
The match lived up to its billing right from the start
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
A round-up of the action in the English Premier League on Monday.
Steven Bergwijn scored twice in stoppage time as Tottenham Hotspur stunned Leicester City and pulled off a remarkable 3-2 victory in the Premier League on Wednesday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Alaba strike on Clasico debut gives Real Madrid 2-1 win at Barcelona.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.
Imperious Liverpool extended their Premier League home winning streak against Arsenal to six on Saturday with an easy 4-0 victory that lifted them to second in the table.