Gabriel Jesus double eases Manchester City past 10-man Wolves

If there is one thing that Liverpool should know, squatting defiantly at the top of the Premier League, it is that Manchester City have no intentions of seeing another team remove the championship trophy from their possession. Pep Guardiola’s team made that clear when Liverpool were the visitors and, in their latest victory, it quickly became apparent the reigning champions seem quite happy playing this game of catch-up. For now, at least.

By the time they were done, the gap had come back down to four points, Gabriel Jesus had fully justified Guardiola’s decision to keep him in the starting lineup and, to the crowd’s amusement, the goalkeeper, Ederson, had left the penalty area to start stroking around a few passes in midfield. City now have Huddersfield, Burnley and Newcastle, all in the bottom six, as their next three assignments. February looks trickier, starting with back-to-back games against Arsenal and Chelsea, but it is fair to say Liverpool must be acutely aware of the team looming in their wing-mirrors.

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