Man City title hopes hit by 3-0 defeat to Liverpool

Three days after City lifted the first silverware of the season, their hopes of claiming another trophy in Manuel Pellegrini's final season were hit by first-half goals from Adam Lallana and James Milner and a late strike from Roberto Firmino.

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City have now lost three successive Premier League games and are 10 points behind leaders Leicester City.

Lallana opened the scoring with a speculative effort from distance, Milner doubled the lead when he toe-poked home and City were unpicked again when Firmino swept home from 15 metres after being teed up by Lallana.

(Reporting by Toby Davis; editing by Ed Osmond)