Liverpool cruise past Manchester City as Premier League title is in sight for Arne Slot's Reds

The Reds have an 11-point lead atop the table, and it looks like there's no stopping them

The title procession can begin. Eleven points clear with 12 games left for their nearest rivals, Liverpool aren't going to let this slip now. On the basis of this authoritative 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium, it will be a matter of when not if they reach the unmatchable 90 points.

Certainly, if Mohamed Salah keeps this up, the title will be won in time for Arsenal to give them a guard of honor at Anfield in May. For the 11th time this season, the presumptive Ballon d'Or winner graced a game with a goal and assist. The previous high watermark in a Premier League campaign was 11. It is February.

This was not one of those games where everything flowed through Mohamed Salah. Indeed, in the 10 minutes before he opened the scoring -- a shot deflected off Nathan Ake after a cute low Alexis Mac Allister corner had been flicked around the corner by Dominik Szoboszlai -- Liverpool's danger man had had four touches, no completed passes and nothing else of note. On this season's form, he only needs one opening.