Divine Mukasa‘s penalty on 13 minutes fired City ahead despite Liverpool starting the game the brightest.
Liverpool equalised just shy of the half-hour mark through Josh Sonni-Lambie who converted for the Reds from close-range.
MATCH REPORT | CITY 3-1 LIVERPOOL
But Oliver Reiss’s side quickly restored our lead. Two minutes after the restart, Kian Noble converted Mukasa’s corner to give City the upper hand heading into the break.
City weather the storm well in the second half, holding off a Liverpool team who was desperate to find another equaliser.
Substitute Kaden Braithwaite scored a late third for City, an important diving header which helped put the game to rest for the young boys in blue who picked up a seventh successive win in all competitions and moved to second in the league table.
Watch the extended highlights from our league win over Liverpool via the video above...
