English Premier League

FT Sunday, October 11, 2026
Manchester City WWWWW 3
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Liverpool WWDWW 0
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Anfield · NBC

Match Report

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Manchester City beat Liverpool with ease in first match after guilty verdicts

Uncertainty may surround Manchester City's future but nothing changed for them on the pitch as the Premier League leaders successfully came through their first public examination since their guilty verdicts.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
1
64.6
Possession
35.4
15
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
489
Accurate Passes
238
551
Passes
296
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
40
27
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
12
10
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
4
Interceptions
12
13
Effective Clearances
15
13
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:47 Dawson: Anfield win could mean nothing if Man City are punished Watch on ESPN 00:52 Nicol: I have no sympathy for Manchester City players Watch on ESPN 02:15 Nicol and Burley clash over Gravenberch's red card vs. Man City Watch on ESPN 02:11 Should the Man City saga force changes to the Premier League's PSR rules? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Jérémy JacquetCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 33Ronald AraujoRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 67Lewis KoumasF
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaAM-L
  11. 23Víctor MuñozAM-R

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 33Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 10Rayan CherkiAM
  7. 17Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 5Elliot AndersonRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 42Antoine SemenyoAM-L
  11. 7Iliman NdiayeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Ronald Araujo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 47' Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  4. 58' Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Second yellow card to Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Goal! Liverpool 0, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  7. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Florian Wirtz.
  8. 66' Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces Nico O'Reilly.
  9. 68' Goal! Liverpool 0, Manchester City 2. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
  10. 75' Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Ronald Araujo.
  11. 75' Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Lewis Koumas.
  12. 78' Goal! Liverpool 0, Manchester City 3. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol with a headed pass.
  13. 80' Substitution, Manchester City. Allan replaces Erling Haaland.
  14. 80' Substitution, Manchester City. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Enzo Fernández.
  15. 86' Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Jérémy Jacquet.
  17. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Bradley Barcola.
  18. 90'+1' Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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