Liverpool romping clear as City lose at United

United, who beat Spurs in midweek, blew City away with a dazzling first-half performance at the Etihad, which was capped by a Video Assistant Referee-awarded Marcus Rashford penalty and a strike from Anthony Martial Liverpool took a giant step towards their first title since 1990 on Saturday when their 3-0 win at Bournemouth combined with Manchester United's 2-1 victory at Manchester City to leave the champion 14 points adrift of the Premier League leader.With second-placed Leicester City, who play Sunday, 11 points behind Liverpool, Juergen Klopp's side are quoted as odds-on to finally secure the silverware that has eluded them for so long.On a dramatic league day, individual honor went to Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min, who dribbled almost the length of the pitch to score in his side's 5-0 rout of Burnley, and Everton caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson who inspired a 3-1 win over Chelsea in his first game in charge.United, who beat Spurs in midweek, blew City away with a dazzling first-half performance at the Etihad, which was capped by a Video Assistant Referee-awarded Marcus Rashford penalty and a strike from Anthony Martial.Although David de Gea had to be at his sharpest to keep City at bay after the interval, when City scored through Nicolas Otamendi, United were well worth their victory - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first as player or manager in a Manchester derby.Pep Guardiola, whose team have dominated the Premier League with back-to-back title wins, was reluctant to talk about their position in the league.