Liverpool FC 0 - 3 Manchester City FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(2 weeks ago)
· MD 6
Highlights
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Manchester City ended the previous Premier League season as runners-up with 78 points, finishing well clear of a Liverpool side that placed fifth with 60 points. This matchday 6 encounter at Anfield saw the visitors continue their push at the top, extending their league leadership to 18 points, while the hosts dropped from 8th to 9th in the table.
Liverpool arrived on matchday 6 unbeaten in their last five outings, a run that included a 1-0 away victory against Bournemouth. Manchester City travelled with a 100 percent record from their opening five league fixtures, alongside a streak of scoring in ten consecutive matches across all competitions. Recent history between the clubs showed parity in their head-to-head records since 2023, though Manchester City had also won away at Liverpool on 8 February 2026.
The match turned after Ryan Gravenberch received a red card in the 62nd minute. Manchester City capitalised as E. Haaland opened the scoring in the 65th minute. J. Doku added a second three minutes later following an assist from E. Anderson, before R. Cherki capped the scoring in the 78th minute with an assist provided by J. Gvardiol. Rayan Cherki finished with a standout 8.7 rating, and Jérémy Doku earned an 8.6 rating.
Liverpool next play away at LASK on 14 October, while Manchester City play at home to PSG on the same date.
Liverpool arrived on matchday 6 unbeaten in their last five outings, a run that included a 1-0 away victory against Bournemouth. Manchester City travelled with a 100 percent record from their opening five league fixtures, alongside a streak of scoring in ten consecutive matches across all competitions. Recent history between the clubs showed parity in their head-to-head records since 2023, though Manchester City had also won away at Liverpool on 8 February 2026.
The match turned after Ryan Gravenberch received a red card in the 62nd minute. Manchester City capitalised as E. Haaland opened the scoring in the 65th minute. J. Doku added a second three minutes later following an assist from E. Anderson, before R. Cherki capped the scoring in the 78th minute with an assist provided by J. Gvardiol. Rayan Cherki finished with a standout 8.7 rating, and Jérémy Doku earned an 8.6 rating.
Liverpool next play away at LASK on 14 October, while Manchester City play at home to PSG on the same date.
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Match stats
Liverpool v Man City
35%
Possession
65%
0.94
Expected goals (xG)
1.28
13
Shots
15
6
Shots on target
4
6
Shots inside the box
8
5
Corners
6
301
Passes
562
80%
Pass accuracy
88%
1
Saves
6
19
Fouls
14
2
Offsides
2
4
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Rayan Cherki · Man City
90'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 8' 🟨 Ronald Araújo · Liverpool
- 47' 🟨 Ryan Gravenberch · Liverpool
- 58' 🟨 Nico O'Reilly · Man City
- 62' 🟨 Ryan Gravenberch · Liverpool
- 62' 🟥 Ryan Gravenberch · Liverpool
- 65' ⚽ E. Haaland · Man City
- 68' ⚽ J. Doku · assist E. Anderson · Man City
- 78' ⚽ R. Cherki · assist J. Gvardiol · Man City
- 86' 🟨 Ayyoub Bouaddi · Man City
- 90+1' 🟨 Virgil van Dijk · Liverpool
Liverpool
4-2-3-1- 1 Alisson 90' 5.5
- 4 Virgil van Dijk (c) 🟨 90' 6.3
- 6 Miloš Kerkez 90' 6.5
- 10 Alexis Mac Allister 90' 6.6
- 23 Víctor Muñoz 90' 6.3
- 5 Jérémy Jacquet 88' 6.5
- 29 Bradley Barcola 88' 6.3
- 33 Ronald Araújo 🟨 75' 6.2
- 67 Lewis Koumas 75' 6.2
- 7 Florian Wirtz 66' 6.3
- 38 Ryan Gravenberch 🟥 62' 6.3
- 42 Trey Nyoni · sub 24' 6.3
- 30 Jeremie Frimpong · sub 15' 6.2
- 73 Rio Ngumoha · sub 15' 6.3
- 2 Joe Gomez · sub 2' –
- 14 Federico Chiesa · sub 2' –
Man City
4-2-3-1- 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma 90' 8.5
- 27 Matheus Nunes 90' 7.3
- 3 Rúben Dias (c) 90' 7.2
- 6 Marc Guéhi 90' 7.2
- 5 Elliot Anderson 🅰️ 90' 8.2
- 10 Rayan Cherki ⚽ 90' 8.7
- 42 Antoine Semenyo 90' 7.3
- 17 Enzo Fernández 80' 7.2
- 9 Erling Haaland ⚽ 80' 7.7
- 33 Nico O'Reilly 🟨 66' 6.7
- 7 Iliman Ndiaye 56' 6.5
- 11 Jérémy Doku · sub ⚽ 34' 8.6
- 24 Joško Gvardiol · sub 🅰️ 24' 7.0
- 32 Ayyoub Bouaddi · sub 🟨 10' 6.7
- 37 Allan · sub 10' 6.5
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Liverpool
8th
in the table · 9 pts from 5
· GD +3
Man City
1st
in the table · 15 pts from 5
· GD +8
Form going into the match
Liverpool