Liverpool defeated Southampton at home with a score of 3:0 in the match of the sixth round of the English Football Championship. The goals were scored by Joel Matip (21') and Mohamed Salah (45'), another goal was scored by Wesley Houdt (10').
In a parallel match, Manchester City defeated Cardiff away with a score of 5:0 thanks to accurate shots from Sergio Aguero, Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez (2). Aguero scored his 147th Premier League goal and moved into tenth place in Premier League history. In addition, the Argentine played his 300th match for the “citizens” in all tournaments.
Former head coach Alex Ferguson attended the Manchester United match for the first time since illness. In front of the 76-year-old specialist, Jose Mourinho's team played a draw with Wolverhampton at Old Trafford - 1:1. Fred scored for the Mancunians, becoming the 500th player to ever score a goal for Manchester United.
Liverpool is in the lead in the standings (18 points), Manchester City is in second place (16), and Manchester United is fifth (10).