What is so great about games like this, between sides of such quality and with such stakes is that every moment feels pivotal. Every big tackle or incisive pass.

City have a corner.

Trevor: Wouldn’t it be fun if this were to finish 4-4 or 5-5?

Aled: What a time to be a neutral.

Tunde: It feels like anything Jota touches turns gold.

It's early we know, but these are the average positions taken up by players so far from our friends at Opta.

You can see by the purple dots at the back that Liverpool's desire to keep a high line remains, regardless of the quality they face.

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A small period of relative calm is ended by Kyle Walker driving down the right and sending in a cross that Virgil van Dijk has to hack away.

Peter Schmeichel
Former Manchester City goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

The pace is incredible; it is so good to watch. When you are this close to the best two teams in the world, watching how good every player is and how they deal with the ball at pace. They are under pressure all the time.

Urban: Both these teams have started like Champions if you ask me...

Kevin de Bruyne's opener was Manchester City's 10th goal in the opening 10 minutes of Premier League games this season, with each of their last four such goals being scored by De Bruyne in the fifth minute each time (vs Leicester, Man Utd, Burnley and Liverpool).

Diogo Jota is now the second Portuguese player to score 40 Premier League goals, after Cristiano Ronaldo (96). He has 15 of them this season.

Peter Schmeichel
Former Manchester City goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

What a great reply from Liverpool; they haven't lost their cool. Man City went to sleep a little bit there and Ederson could have done much better.

Jota has been in great form.

The chances continue to come.

Man City drive forward and Raheem Sterling is found in behind the Liverpool defence. He tees up Gabriel Jesus, whose shot is saved by compatriot Alisson.

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Could we have hoped for much more to start this game? Already developing into a classic.

Liverpool just need to get their heads on here.

They do just that by getting on the ball for a bit. It is mainly in the City half but goes nowhere as City hold firm.

Papito: What a game already, City is amazing and beautiful to watch, wish i coule switch, the passion the desire is compared to none, hope Manchester United players are watching people that deserves weekly wages.

Daphne: Switched Salah for De Bruyne on and took a 4 point hit on FF but so far so good…

Sure is!

Well, what a start.

I say that, Liverpool have barely started at all!

City look bang up for this.

They feel they should have a penalty too!

Gabriel Jesus is taken down in the box by a combination of Alisson and Virgil van Dijk. No penalty on the pitch, or in the view of those in Stockley Park.

Peter Schmeichel
Former Manchester City goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

It had to be that man Kevin de Bruyne. Saved his team as captain on Tuesday against Atletico Madrid, scored the winner and here again. Picks the ball up, shoots, it deflects, no chance for Alisson, off the post and in.

What a start to this game; very clear tactics from City, keep the tempo high and pressure on Liverpool.

A blue flare is removed from the pitch, thrown on in a state of delirium by a City fan.

They are in charge now.

Greg: KDB the big man for the big occasions.

Dennis: Etihad acknowledge Kevin De Bruyne.

Paul: Liverpool have not got started at all.