JOHN BRADLEY: It's the new big boy rivalry of the Premier League,
Liverpool and Manchester City go head to head at Anfield,
and an enormous din greets the best two sides in English football.
It's the Premier League champions visiting the home of the European champions,
Liverpool want the crown that Manchester City hold,
but taking it from them will be an almighty task.
But Liverpool have certainly started the right way.
Before we go get underway, of course, there will be time to pause and remember,
it is Remembrance Sunday, a very significant day.
City looking to close the gap to three points,
Liverpool looking to extend it.
It is an almighty humdinger of a Premier League game.
That breaks for Bernardo Silva, good challenge by Lovren,
they're appealing for handball, Aguero screaming at the referee.
Michael Oliver may want to have a look, Pep Guardiola is up as well,
Liverpool going clear at the other end, it's Sadio Mane.
He wants to beat Stones, looking for Salah. Angelino's in the way.
It's gonna come to Fabinho with the strike!
Oh, my word! Fabinho! Fabulous!
Absolutely stunning goal by the Brazilian, what a hit.
But will it count?
Because Michael Oliver may want to go all the way back and check for a Man City penalty.
This is the ball ricocheting through.
The appeals for handball against Trent Alexander-Arnold.
DOMINIC MATTEO: It's so close, isn't it?
JOHN: One thing you can't say anything against is this, what a fabulous strike.
DOMINIC: It's a goal.
JOHN: You will not see a ball hit better than that.
DOMINIC: Wow. Clean as you like.
JOHN: Who loves a bit of controversy to start a big game, eh?
Liverpool lead against Manchester City.
Alexander-Arnold and Raheem Sterling are getting up close and personal.
Kevin De Bruyne with the delivery,
Sterling's header!
Liverpool looking for a flag that didn't come, and Raheem Sterling was in there.
A chance for him.
DOMINIC: Yeah, he's onside. Last few games when I've watched Liverpool,
they've got to stay with men.
JOHN: Foul by Fabinho on Bernardo Silva.
There's the free kick, Aguero's there!
He doesn't get there, neither does John Stones.
And Manchester City again nearly find a way through.
DOMINIC: What a ball this is from Kevin De Bruyne.
Absolutely perfect. If anything, I think Roberto Firmino is just playing them on.
Really got to watch that line at times, this Liverpool back four.
JOHN: It's Alexander-Arnold with a glorious cross-field ball for Andy Robertson,
and Mohamed Salah's arriving!
Oh, that's beautiful! That's Liverpool all over.
Andy Robertson picks out Mo Salah, who makes light work of a header.
What a start for Liverpool, what a brilliant Liverpool goal.
DOMINIC: Again, brilliant play, what a ball that is from Robertson,
great ball by Trent initially, right to left, and Robertson just puts it into a brilliant area.
Mohamed Salah on the move, he's clearly onside,
and what a finish this is, cool as you like, heads it back where it comes from,
inch-perfect, and what a start from Liverpool.
JOHN: It's Angelino's ball, this is Aguero.
It's a fine stop by Alisson, needed to be as well.
Aguero had just found a yard.
DOMINIC: Good play again, Aguero comes inside,
gets that half a yard, little nutmeg, good, strong hand from Alisson.
JOHN: Pressure from the team in blue, Angelino trying to carve his way through.
And it screws off the side of the post with a deflection on the way through.
DOMINIC: Angelino trying to play a little give and go with De Bruyne.
Just comes off Virgil van Dijk and onto that post.
JOHN: Gini Wijnaldum arriving, Alexander-Arnold still going,
it's Firmino, Firmino!
And it's saved by Claudio Bravo.
DOMINIC: What energy here to drive forward, they can't live with him,
picks the ball out to Firmino, and a really good save in the end,
even though it's close to his body.
JOHN: De Bruyne, turns well, Aguero,
flag stays down, running in on goal.
And shoots wide when he had Kevin De Bruyne in support.
DOMINIC: He was never gonna pull that back, Aguero when he gets into these positions,
again De Bruyne causing problems, he's onside clearly.
Just makes that run, he wants the delivery pulled back.
JOHN: Lovely take by Gundogan, not so good from Kyle Walker.
And here's Firmino, here's Salah!
Good save by Claudio Bravo.
Didn't quite get it where he wanted, which would have been the top corner,
and perhaps made it unsaveable.
A game for the ages so far, but you know it's not over yet.
And you know there's a long way to go.
Henderson. Runs away from Gundogan.
And Bravo doesn't get there!
And Liverpool score again!
Sadio Mane on hand to turn home Jordan Henderson's cross,
and Liverpool reap the reward of keeping on going at the Manchester City goal.
Three and it could be out for Manchester City today.
DOMINIC: Lovely play down this right side, Trent Alexander-Arnold again,
Henderson plays a brilliant ball in, not tight enough there, City.
Great endeavour by Mane, he wants to get to the ball,
City don't, Henderson stands it up brilliantly,
and Sadio Mane right on cue, brilliant finish.
JOHN: Lovely to see Sean Cox watching the game today.
After everything he's been through.
A nice game to make your return to Anfield for.
Sterling, he's got De Bruyne to his left, space,
Fabinho will try and close the door here, Kevin De Bruyne driving hard!
Aguero was arriving, Aguero had space and Aguero didn't turn it home.
DOMINIC: Dangerous again here, De Bruyne with the ball across the goal,
Aguero just can't get there. Brilliant ball.
JOHN: Rodri.
Angelino finding space again, finding time to deliver.
Virgil van Dijk helps it away, it's Sterling.
Angelino again, it comes all the way through -
and the shot is in from Bernardo Silva.
And Manchester City give themselves a lifeline with 12 minutes remaining.
Jürgen Klopp obviously feels there's something in the build-up.
DOMINIC: Fuming, isn't he? Brilliant finish from Silva.
Let's have another look.
The ball played in here, think it was a foul on Fabinho, was it?
Don't think you're gonna get that one.
JOHN: Super finish by Bernardo Silva.
But there's no doubt there will be a few nerves inside Anfield.
Driving hard, goes for the return!
Oh, Gabriel Jesus was there, but the ball perhaps was delivered behind him.
DOMINIC: I'm surprised maybe he didn't go for goal himself.
JOHN: Sterling made a mess of that one really.
DOMINIC: He did. Alisson did brilliantly with his angles to keep him away from goal.
JOHN: Premier League wins don't come any bigger than this.
Liverpool and Manchester City went toe-to-toe,
they exchanged chance after chance,
but it's Liverpool who had more quality in front of goal.
It's Liverpool who have another Premier League win,
and Manchester City's Anfield misery just goes on and on.
Fabinho started it all off, Mohamed Salah added a second,
and Sadio Mane got that big third in the second half.
Bernardo Silva may have got one back,
but Liverpool got themselves over the line.