Jurgen Klopp admits he has been left delighted after his Liverpool side thrashed Manchester City 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium.
Liverpool started brightly, with pinpoint passing and deadly counter-attacks, which resulted in them going ahead in the seventh minute when Eliaquim Mangala turned the ball into the back of his own net.
The Reds were rampant and grabbed a second in the 23rd minute when Philippe Coutinho struck.
It was 3-0 in the 32nd minute when good work from Coutinho left Roberto Firmino with a simple finish, stunning the home side.
Sergio Aguero produced a superb solo goal on the stroke of half time, but Liverpool withstood second half pressure to then kill off the hosts when Skrtel lashed the ball into the back of the net from a corner in the 81st minute.
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Manchester City were beaten and Liverpool had recorded a superb victory which left Reds boss Klopp delighted, even though he noted they could have defended better.
"What can I say after 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium?" he told Sky Sports.
"It was very good, it was far from perfect, but very good. We did not defend as well as we could, but we scored goals and brilliant goals in counter-attack.
"This one goal [from Aguero] can change a game and Manchester City changed two players at half time, and it's difficult to stay in the game, but we did it well.
"We didn't defend perfectly, but we had big passion.
"You cannot win against a team like Manchester City without passion.
"We tried to close the spaces where they wanted to play. We pressed high, the crowd were nervous when they couldn't build the game as they wanted. That is the first step."
