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Steven Gerrard shared a photograph on his social networks to mark Christmas Eve and Christmas celebrations. With a classic "Merry Christmas", the former Liverpool captain drew attention to the mural he used as a backdrop to a room in his home, featuring players Luis Diaz, Trent John Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah.

A headed goal from Dutch centre-back Nathan Aké gave Manchester City a 3-2 win over Liverpool at the Etihad, a display of good, vertical, high-tempo football, goals and alternatives that saw Spain's Josep Guardiola's side book their place in the quarter-finals of the English League Cup.

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The first great duel of Premier League football, the clash between the two most successful teams in the competition, after the World Cup break offered a great show. There was no feeling that the game was at a standstill in England. There was no lack of rhythm or tension. Quite the opposite. Nobody gave anything away; even in the closing stages, the tension between the players was evident.

The goals came from Erling Haaland (10′), Fabio Carvalho (20′), Riyad Mahrez (47′); Mohamed Salah (48′) and Nathan Aké (58′). It can be good (the break). I hope this will be good for the team because, as I said before, our position in the Premier League is not the position we wanted it to be," the Brazilian midfielder began, speaking to the club's website.

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"This is the reality, we have to face it, we have to try to close the gap with the other teams and yes, game by game, try to play better and win," added the former Monaco man, who returned to action for the Reds in the defeat to Manchester City in the EFL Cup. "In the game against City it was [important] to show that we are there, that we will fight with the best teams because we are also one of the best," explained the Brazilian. I hope we keep this level because we will need it. Having this as the first game back from the World Cup, I think it was good for us.