Liverpool 3-0 Manchester City: 4 key battles that decided the game

#3 Sadio Mane vs Nicolas Otamendi

Sadio Mane toyed with Otamendi all through the game

Just like how Salah toyed with Laporte on the right, Mane ripped through Otamendi coming off the left side of Roberto Firmino.

With Robertson pressuring Kyle Walker on the left wing with his bombing runs forward, Mane moved more toward the centre and made life hard for the Argentine with able support from Salah and Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Mane was also helped by Firmino's decoy runs into the box, dragging the defenders away from him and leaving him acres of space to get into the box.

It was painful to watch Otamendi try to defend against Mane's speedy dribbling skills - the Senegalese cut inside when the Argentine moved wide and dribbled past him when the defender moved inside to stop him.

Mane vs Otamendi - stats

Mane ended up beating Otamendi in the air too - an area the Manchester City defender is very good at - and surprisingly, it was the only aerial duel that he won on the night.