Manchester City thrash Liverpool with three goals at Anfield

Manchester City defeated hosts Liverpool 3-0 in the match that brought the two sides together in the sixth round of the Premier League for the 2026/27 season, held on 11 October 2026 and kicking off at 18:30 Damascus time.

The match saw Liverpool player Ryan Jiro Gravenberch sent off in the 62nd minute, leaving Liverpool to complete the match with ten players, a situation Manchester City exploited well in the second half.

Erling Braut Haaland scored Manchester City's first goal in the 65th minute, before Jérémy Baffour Doku added the second goal in the 68th minute, then Mathis Rayan Cherki completed the trio in the 78th minute.

Statistically, Manchester City dominated possession with 65 percent against 35 percent for Liverpool, and completed 551 passes compared to 296 for the home side. Liverpool had 13 attempts, 6 of them on target, while Manchester City had 15 attempts, 4 of them on target, and Manchester City's goalkeeper made 6 saves compared to one save for Liverpool's goalkeeper. The expected goals rate was 0.94 for Liverpool and 1.36 for Manchester City.

Liverpool received two yellow cards and one red card, compared to just two yellow cards for Manchester City, in a match overseen by referee Chris Kavanagh.

With this win, Manchester City raised their tally to 15 points from 5 matches, winning all of them, topping the standings with 13 goals scored and 5 goals conceded. In contrast, Liverpool's tally remained frozen at 9 points from 5 matches, with two wins and three draws without any loss before this match, placing them eighth with 7 goals scored and 4 goals conceded.