Liverpool v Manchester City live: score, updates and line-ups
How It Happened
- FT
Full time at Anfield: Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City. A tight, goalless first half was blown apart when Gravenberch's second yellow reduced the hosts to ten men just after the hour, and City ruthlessly exploited the extra man through Haaland, Doku and Cherki in a devastating 13-minute spell. Van Dijk's late booking summed up a difficult evening as Liverpool's resistance crumbled once down to ten, with City comfortably seeing out a comprehensive win despite Liverpool edging the shots on target count.
- Full time · 0-3
- 90+1'Yellow card Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
- 88'
Little respite for the ten men in the closing stages. Mac Allister tried his luck from outside the box but was denied by Donnarumma, while City continue to dominate possession and have carved out more shots on target since the last update. Bouaddi picked up a late yellow as City see out a comfortable win at Anfield.
- 88'Substitution Liverpool: Federico Chiesa replaces Bradley Barcola
- 88'Substitution Liverpool: Joe Gomez replaces Jérémy Jacquet
- 86'Yellow card Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City)
- 80'Substitution Manchester City: Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Enzo Fernández
- 80'Substitution Manchester City: Allan replaces Erling Haaland
- 79'
Brutal for the ten men. Cherki pokes home from close range to make it three, and this is quickly turning into a chastening night at Anfield as City punish every gap left by Gravenberch's dismissal.
- 78'Goal!Rayan Cherki (Manchester City)A right-footed shot from very close range into the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol with a headed pass.Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City
- 75'Substitution Liverpool: Rio Ngumoha replaces Lewis Koumas
- 75'Substitution Liverpool: Jeremie Frimpong replaces Ronald Araujo
- 70'
It's gone from bad to worse for the ten men. Doku, on just twelve minutes earlier, curls a right-footed effort into the top corner from the left side of the box after Elliot Anderson picks him out, and City now lead 2-0 at Anfield.
- 68'Goal!Jérémy Doku (Manchester City)A right-footed shot from the left side of the box into the top right corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.Liverpool 0-2 Manchester City
- 67'
City ruthlessly punish the extra man advantage. Haaland finishes clinically with his left foot from the centre of the box just three minutes after Gravenberch's dismissal, and now Liverpool must chase the game down to ten men. Wirtz is withdrawn for Nyoni as the response begins.
- 66'Substitution Manchester City: Josko Gvardiol replaces Nico O'Reilly
- 66'Substitution Liverpool: Trey Nyoni replaces Florian Wirtz
- 65'
Disaster for Liverpool. Gravenberch, already booked, clatters into another foul moments after seeing his own shot saved by Donnarumma, and the referee shows a second yellow - leaving the hosts to see out the final half hour with ten men despite their dominance.
- 65'Goal!Erling Haaland (Manchester City)A left-footed shot from the centre of the box into the centre of the goal.Liverpool 0-1 Manchester City
- 62'Red card (second yellow) Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool)
- 58'Yellow card Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City)
- 56'
Liverpool have come flying out after Gravenberch's early booking, with Koumas and Gravenberch both forced into good saves from Donnarumma and Mac Allister narrowly missing the target too. The shot count has shot up from 5-3 to 10-3 and the hosts now lead on shots on target 4-1, with Wirtz also dragging one wide after a quick break - City are penned back and reduced to defending set-pieces and Anderson's free kicks won from fouls.
- 56'Substitution Manchester City: Jérémy Doku replaces Iliman Ndiaye
- 47'Yellow card Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool)
- 46'
A quiet start to the second half with little change on the scoreboard or in the stats - the numbers are almost identical to how they stood at the break. Liverpool still hold the edge in shots and corners from the first period, but there's been no fresh action to report as both sides look to find their rhythm after the restart.
- HTHalf-time round-upLiverpool0-3Man City
A goalless first half ends at Anfield, though it was far from action-free. Liverpool finish the stronger of the two, edging shots (5-3), shots on target (2-1) and corners (4-2), with Donnarumma having to be alert to keep out the hosts. City's best late look came from Semenyo, who dragged a shot wide, while Wirtz had an effort blocked right at the death. Araújo's early yellow aside, it's been a tight, scrappy affair with nothing to separate the sides.
- Half time · 0-0
- 39'
Liverpool have found a bit more edge in this spell, with Muñoz seeing a shot blocked and then forcing another save out of Donnarumma from outside the box. City have hit back through Enzo Fernández, whose effort was well held by Alisson, and Cherki also dragged one wide moments later. The shot count has jumped from 1-0 to 4-2 in Liverpool's favour and they lead on corners too, but City are matching the hosts for intent as half-time approaches.
- 29'
Still goalless and still scrappy, but Liverpool had their best moment of the half when Jacquet forced a smart save from Donnarumma off a corner. City responded with a spell of pressure through Haaland and Guéhi winning free kicks, with Koumas now the one picking up fouls for Liverpool. Possession has evened out again and the shot count remains locked at 1-0, so neither side has truly grabbed control.
- 19'
Liverpool have edged back into the game and now have the slightly greater share of possession, with a corner won off Anderson adding to their early pressure. It remains a fragmented, foul-strewn contest though - handballs from both Semenyo and Muñoz show neither side has settled, and City are still the more frequent offenders with five fouls to Liverpool's three. Chances remain at a premium, with the shot count still just 1-0 to Liverpool.
- 8'
A scrappy, stop-start opening at Anfield with fouls breaking up any rhythm. Liverpool shaded the early exchanges through Muñoz's blocked effort and had the ball in the net ruled out for offside against Kerkez, while City have been the more direct side in the tackle, picking up three fouls to Liverpool's one. Araújo is already into referee's book for a handball, so Liverpool will need to be wary of their discipline as this one settles down.
- 8'Yellow card Ronald Araújo (Liverpool)
- Kick-off
Line-Ups
Liverpool 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1Alisson BeckerGK
- 33Ronald AraújoDEF
- 6Milos KerkezDEF
- 5Jérémy JacquetDEF
- 4Virgil van DijkDEF
- 10Alexis Mac AllisterMID
- 29Bradley BarcolaMID
- 38Ryan GravenberchMID
- 7Florian WirtzMID
- 23Víctor MuñozMID
- 67Lewis KoumasFWD
Substitutes
- 73Rio Ngumoha
- 42Trey Nyoni
- 30Jeremie Frimpong
- 14Federico Chiesa
- 3Wataru Endo
- 21Kostas Tsimikas
- 2Joe Gomez
- 53James McConnell
- 25Giorgi Mamardashvili
Manchester City 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1Gianluigi DonnarummaGK
- 27Matheus NunesDEF
- 33Nico O'ReillyDEF
- 3Rúben DiasDEF
- 6Marc GuéhiDEF
- 17Enzo FernándezMID
- 42Antoine SemenyoMID
- 5Elliot AndersonMID
- 10Rayan CherkiMID
- 7Iliman NdiayeMID
- 9Erling HaalandFWD
Substitutes
- 8Mateo Kovacic
- 32Ayyoub Bouaddi
- 22Vitor Reis
- 45Abdukodir Khusanov
- 11Jérémy Doku
- 24Josko Gvardiol
- 37Allan Elias
- 82Rico Lewis
- 28Gerónimo Rulli
Scores, goals, cards and substitutions come from the live match data. The short updates are written with the help of AI, using only those match facts.






