Pep Guardiola said Manchester City's stunning 4-1 win at Liverpool was a "huge" moment for the Premier League leaders as they put a massive dent in the champions' bid to retain the title. Guardiola's side are 10 points clear of fourth-placed Liverpool after winning at Anfield for the first time since 2003. City demolished Liverpool thanks to a brace from Ilkay Gundogan, after he missed a first half penalty, and strikes from Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden. Mohamed Salah scored Liverpool's equaliser after Gundogan's second half opener, but the troubled Reds were no match for slick City. "Huge victory for us. Three more points at the end but I take into consideration the fact we won after we missed a penalty and conceded a goal. The way we reacted, that made the difference," Guardiola said. We played in the way you have to suffer here. We started really well. We cannot play like they play, we have to play in a slow rhythm. "Second half we adjusted our set up and the quality of the players did the rest. "For many years we were not able to win here, hopefully next time we can do it with people inside. Anfield is so intimidating."

Fantastic Foden

City hold a five-point lead over second placed Manchester United and have a game in hand on their local rivals as they eye a third title in four seasons. They have won 14 successive games in all competitions to equal the record for an English top-flight club, set by Preston in 1892 and Arsenal in 1987. Guardiola admitted beating Liverpool carried extra significance, but he refused to get carried away about their title charge. "It's an important win but it is February. Of course the gap to fifth is big right now and that means for the Champions League for next season is important but 10 (league) wins in a row in this period is something exceptional," he said. Foden was the star of the show for City as the England midfielder gave a coming of age performance.