Follow live coverage as Manchester City face Liverpool today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.
The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.
Meanwhile, it’s Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Manchester City FC 3 - 0 Liverpool FC
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:42SAVED!! Cherki's cross-field pass is met by Haaland, who again beats Konate to free up Doku on the left. The Belgian darts to the byline and fires the ball back inside, but it's too close to Mamardashvili and the Liverpool goalkeeper collects!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:42CHANCE!! Man City's initial header clear from the Liverpool corner also allows them to catch Salah offside, and he's flagged after he drills Wirtz's far-post header into the chest of Donnarumma!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:41There's the final whistle, as Manchester City produce a sensational display to thump Premier League champions Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad! After Haaland and Nico's first-half goals had put City in control either side of Van Dijk's controversially-disallowed header, the Blues doubled down on their dominance in the second period. Pep Guardiola's side produced 1.60 xG as Doku again went close, before the brilliant Belgian capped off a man-of-the-match performance with a curling strike into the far corner to make it 3-0. Further chances followed for O'Reilly and Foden, but the game had long since been won for the home side as Man City snuffed out any chance of a Liverpool comeback. The visitors managed 0.71 xG at the other end through Gakpo, Szoboszlai and Salah, but they were kept at arm's length throughout and lose their fifth game in sixth to remain eighth in the Premier League table. At the summit, however, Arsenal's lead is cut to four points by this resurgent Manchester City side, who leapfrog Chelsea into second place after the clearest indication yet that they are well and truly title contenders.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:29FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 LIVERPOOL.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:29WIDE!! Foden drifts in-field from the right-hand side to send a left-footed strike goalwards, but his shot from the edge of the box is dragged several yards wide of the near post!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:27Szoboszlai barges Foden to the ground in frustration after City do their best to pass the ball around him, and that earns the Hungarian a late yellow card.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:27We'll play three more minutes at the Etihad with Man City well on course to collect three more points, following a second half largely sparse of stoppages.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:25Jones' attempted pass wide to Gakpo is cut out by Savinho, who threatens to sprint away from him, but the Liverpool substitute drags the Brazilian back and is shown a yellow card for the blatant foul.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:24WIDE!!! Marmoush is backed into a corner by Gomez and Konate but is still able to find O'Reilly in support, and the left-back lines up a shot from a tight angle which he fires wide of the near post!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:23Since the start of April, Manchester City have won the most points in the Premier League (42), with 13 wins from 19 games. They’ve won nine of 10 at the Etihad in that time, and look set to make that 10 from 11, with 45 points from 20 games.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:21Joe Gomez also comes on in Bradley's place at right-back, with the Northern Irishman picking up a yellow card earlier in this half.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:20Another two changes are made with Liverpool's last rolls of the dice, as Wirtz is withdrawn for Federico Chiesa to see the game out.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:21OVER!!! Foden picks out his fellow academy graduate O'Reilly with a clipped pass from right to left, but the full-back can only blaze his early shot over the crossbar!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:20Kerkez's first-time cross from the left takes a deflection off Nunes and looks set to roll behind for a corner, but Donnarumma races across in cover and does just enough to keep the ball in the field of play!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:18WIDE!! Donnarumma's clearing kick is met by a thumping header from Kerkez on the halfway line, which becomes a throughball releasing Salah in behind. He peels off Gvardiol to race into the box and take on the goalkeeper, but his dinked effort towards the far corner bounces the wrong side of the post!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:15SAVED!! Kerkez's deflected cross from the byline is missed by Van Dijk before falling for Salah at the far post, and he keeps the attack alive by teeing Szoboszlai up for a first-time strike. He arrives onto the ball to shoot from 25 yards, but it's palmed out of the top corner by Donnarumma at full stretch!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:14Nunes intercepts Szoboszlai's forward ball to sprint into open pasture and release Haaland. He does likewise into the final third before linking up with Marmoush, and the substitute's right-footed shot from the edge of the box is blocked by Bradley!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:11Liverpool also make another change of their own, with Mac Allister replaced in the engine room by Curtis Jones.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:11Doku comes off to a standing ovation after running Liverpool ragged for 74 minutes, as Omar Marmoush enters proceedings to see out the rest of this game.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:11Szoboszlai skips beyond the sliding challenge of O'Reilly to sprint into space and sends a teasing cross into the middle, but no-one in red can get on the end of it and Nunes steers the ball behind for a corner.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:10Liverpool trail by three goals in a Premier League match under Arne Slot for the first time – it's the first time since April 2023, which also came away at Man City.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:09Foden's attempted out-ball is cut out by Gakpo as Liverpool look to spark a late response, but after Mac Allister loses possession and Doku is again released on the counter-attack, Szoboszlai fouls him on halfway to give the Reds a breather.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:07Liverpool may look back at Van Dijk's disallowed goal as a potential sliding doors moment in this match, but there's no denying that even if that header had been given the green light, they've been second-best by some distance from minute one.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:04Wirtz threatens to break clear on the counter for Liverpool following Man City's cleared corner, but the German is dragged back by Nico in a cynical challenge which results in the game's first yellow card.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:04BLOCKED!! Wirtz is picked out on the left wing by Salah and cuts inside into the final third, but he takes too long to pull the trigger from 20 yards out and sees his strike blocked by Nico!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:03Nico sizes up a shot from 25 yards after being played into space by Doku, but his low drive takes a deflection off Konate to skew behind for another City corner.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:03Silva gets the assist for a simple-enough pass to Nico, who elected to shoot after Ekitike failed to close him down on the edge of the box.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:03GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL!!!! City strike again to make it 2-0!! A succession of Blues corners culminate with Silva playing Nico into shooting space on the edge of the box, and the Spaniard's 20-yard drive takes a sizeable deflection off Van Dijk to give Mamardashvili no chance of keeping it out!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:03There's the half-time whistle at the Etihad, and it's the hosts Manchester City who head into the break with a deserved, if controversial, 2-0 lead over Liverpool! Pep Guardiola's side flew out the traps in his 1,000th match in management with Doku running riot down the flanks, and after the Belgian's driving run into the box was cut short and Cherki saw two shots blocked, VAR stepped in to award City a 13th-minute penalty. Mamardashvili made up for his foul on Doku by saving Haaland's spot-kick, but the striker would find his 99th Premier League goal just 16 minutes later when he headed Nunes' cross into the top corner. Man City produced 1.20 xG in total as Liverpool managed just 0.14 xG at the other end, but needed a refereeing decision to come to their rescue when Van Dijk headed home from a Liverpool corner. Robertson was judged to have impeded Donnarumma's view from an offside position despite ducking out of the way of his captain's goalbound effort, and Liverpool were even more incensed when City doubled their lead right on the stroke of half-time. Van Dijk did his best to get in the way of Nico's stoppage-time shot, but the deflection took the ball beyond Mamardashvili to give the hosts a two-goal advantage which puts them in complete control at the break.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:03City set off on the break at speed after Szoboszlai's free-kick from the right is cleared. Doku again drives forward with possession and escapes Bradley to find Cherki, but after his shot is blocked, Bradley fouls Nico, conceding a free-kick and picking up a yellow card as a result.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:03OVER!!! Almost a disastrous own-goal from Manchester City!! Wirtz slips Bradley into crossing space and he hangs the ball up from the right-hand side. Nico is back there for City and gets in the way, only for the ball to ricochet off him and loop over both a stranded Donnarumma and the crossbar!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:02O'Reilly and Doku have formed a devastating double-act down that left-hand side, and the pair combine once again for the Belgian to score his first Premier League goal of the season.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:02GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!! A deserved Doku goal to potentially finish Liverpool off!!! Man City throw numbers forward at speed as O'Reilly is picked out on the run by Nico's cross-field pass. The left-back plays the ball inside to Doku, and the Belgian cuts back onto his right foot before curling a sumptuous strike into the far corner!! The brilliant Belgian makes it 3-0, and there's surely no way back for Liverpool now!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:03Doku has just ended a run of 24 Premier League appearances without a goal, with that sensational strike being his first since January 2025 against Ipswich Town.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:00This match is only the second under Arne Slot in which Liverpool have been at least two goals behind at half-time in the Premier League. They have lost their last 23 Premier League games when losing by over two goals at the break, since a 3-2 victory – at Manchester City – in October 2008.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:57WIDE!!! That may be Liverpool's best chance left!! Salah plays a one-two with Bradley to tee the Northern Irishman up for a first-time cross, and Bradley's low ball across the face of goal is met by an arriving Gakpo, who can't quite find the target at the far post!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:53Cody Gakpo also comes on to replace Ekitike in an earlier-than-expected change, with the Dutchman set to move into the number nine role.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:53Arne Slot rings the changes early in the second half, with Robertson off first for Milos Kerkez in a like-for-like switch at left-back.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:53SAVED!!! Doku leaves both Bradley and Gravenberch in his wake with a fantastic flurry of touches into the box, before cutting inside to fire a right-footed effort straight at Mamardashvili!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:51Foden steps up to strike the City free-kick from just over 20 yards out, but he can't get his shot over the Liverpool wall, which blocks it.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:49Cherki is withdrawn prior to taking the free-kick he helped win, as Savinho comes on in Man City's first change of the match.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:47Gravenberch's first-time throughball almost releases Salah in behind City's defence, but Donnarumma sprints a good 20 yards out of his box to close the space, and Dias slides in to deal with the danger!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:46Man City have won their last 71 Premier League matches when leading by two or more goals at half-time, since losing 3-2 to Manchester United in April 2018's derby.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:45CHANCE!!! Doku releases O'Reilly into space down the left and continues his own run into the middle, but can't quite get on the end of the full-back's return ball as it flashes across the face of goal!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:43Salah cuts inside from the right flank to link up with Bradley and Ekitike in the box, but neither support player can get a shot away and Salah's eventual effort is blocked by O'Reilly!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:42Manchester City's chances of victory have risen to an astronomical 90.6% in our live tracker following their dominant first-half display, and given Liverpool's win probability rating stands at just 1.8%, the onus is on the Reds to somehow mount a comeback as Cherki gets the second period underway.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:40Both Haaland and VAR's contributions may have already wrapped up the headlines, but it's Doku who has been the most dangerous player on the pitch so far. The Belgian's 10 touches in Liverpool's box have yielded just one shot which was tipped around the near post by Mamardashvili, but Doku has also created two big chances from a game-high 19 passes in the final third. He's also succeeded with eight of his 11 duels, including five dribbles from seven, with Doku twice turning possession over and winning three free-kicks. Flyer.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:26HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 2-0 LIVERPOOL.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:25Doku darts beyond Bradley once again and sprints into the Liverpool box, but his attempted cross from the byline is covered by Konate, as Bradley slides in to steer the ball behind.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:22Nunes' inside ball sends Cherki running into the Liverpool box and he weaves between two defenders before crossing, but a deflection off Robertson sends the ball looping into Mamardashvili's gloves.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:21Haaland was the last Manchester City player to miss a penalty but still score in the same Premier League match, doing so in August 2023 against Sheffield United.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:20We'll play another SEVEN first-half minutes at the Etihad with the hosts firmly on top, albeit Liverpool still have plenty of time to turn things around before the break does come.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:18Szoboszlai knocks a loose ball on for Salah and the Egyptian cuts inside to pick out Wirtz in the box, but Nunes tracks him all the way and blocks his eventual shot on the turn.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:15Cherki loses out to Wirtz far too easily and Silva lunges in to try and stop the Liverpool winger's momentum, but Man City's captain gets his challenge all wrong and picks up a yellow card as a result.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:14Replays show Robertson ducking out of the way of Van Dijk's goalbound header there, but the Scot was in the eyeline of Donnarumma and so the initial decision to rule the goal out will stand.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:14BALL IN THE NET!!! Liverpool think they've equalised, but an offside call cuts their celebrations short!! Salah's delivery from the corner is met flush by Van Dijk, who fires a bullet of a header beyond Donnarumma and into the bottom corner!! The Reds captain wheels away to celebrate, but the referee's assistant spots that an offside Robertson was obstructing Donnarumma's view, and so the goal is ruled out!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:12Salah is picked out by Szoboszlai's cross-field pass from left to right, and takes on O'Reilly with a cross from the byline which the Man City youngster deflects behind for a corner.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:09Mac Allister swipes at the heels of Doku as he looks to turn away from the Argentine on halfway, and Liverpool's number 10 is their first player to go into the book.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:09Haaland has now scored 14 goals in just 11 Premier League matches this season – it's the second-most any player has managed in their team's first 11 games of a season, behind the 17 netted by Haaland in 2022-23.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:04The cross from Nunes gave Konate no chance of stopping Haaland in the air, and his assist leaves the Norwegian just one goal short of a Premier League century.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:03GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!! Manchester City do strike first!!! Nunes is given space to cross from the right-hand side and whips an inch-perfect ball into the middle, which Haaland meets with a towering header back across goal which sails into the top-right corner! Premier League goal number 99 for Haaland, and after being denied by Mamardashvili 16 minutes ago, the Norwegian does put City 1-0 up!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
17:00SAVED!!! What a goal that would've been!! Haaland's clever touch on halfway allows Foden to release Doku into space down the left, and he sets off on another storming run into the box. He shrugs off Bradley's challenge before turning to fire goalwards at the near post, but Mamardashvili reacts quickly enough to tip the shot wide!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:57Five of the last six penalties Liverpool have saved in the Premier League have come via different goalkeepers – Simon Mignolet, Loris Karius, Alisson (twice), Caoimhin Kelleher and now Mamardashvili.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:55O'Reilly trudges off to the sidelines after being helped back to his feet, and play continues with the Manchester City left-back absent for the time being.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:54Play is halted with O'Reilly down injured following an awkward landing in a previous challenge in Salah, and other than the VAR check for Haaland's ultimately missed penalty, it's the first chance of a breather that either side have had so far in this game.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:51Manchester City have now missed four of their last five Premier League penalties against Liverpool, and no goalkeeper has saved more spot-kicks in Europe's top five leagues than Mamardashvili's six across the past three seasons.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:51BLOCKED!! Doku is causing Liverpool all sorts of problems and surges in-field from the left-hand side again. He squares for Cherki in the Liverpool box, but the Frenchman's left-footed finish takes a nick off Van Dijk to loop over the crossbar and behind for a corner!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:48BLOCKED!! Doku's inside ball causes a mix-up between Bradley and Konate, allowing the Man City winger to recover possession in the box. He's then seemingly clipped by Mamardashvili as the loose ball spills out to Cherki, who sees two shots blocked in quick succession by the scrambling Liverpool defence!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:50Doku's throughball takes a deflection off Konate to potentially release Silva in behind, but the Man City captain's stretch to get on the end of it sees him catch Van Dijk late, and the Liverpool captain wins the free-kick.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:48VAR is called into action again to have a second look at the placement of Mamardashvili's feet, but they were indeed on the goal-line when Haaland stepped up to shoot, and so there'll be no second opportunity for Manchester City's number nine!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:46SAVED BY MAMARDASHVILI!!! After a lengthy process to award the penalty, Manchester City can't make the most of their chance after Haaland is denied! The Norwegian steps up from 12 yards and drills his shot towards the bottom-right corner, but the Liverpool shot-stopper guesses correctly and palms the spot-kick wide!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:45PENALTY GIVEN!!!! There wasn't much contact on Doku from Mamardashvili, but VAR replays show that it was sufficient to bring the Belgian to ground, and after a lengthy review, the referee does eventually point to the spot!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:45Penalty Save Giorgi Mamardashvili
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:44Penalty Save Giorgi Mamardashvili
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:42SAVED!! Gvardiol can't deal with Konate's long ball over the top and Salah sprints in behind the City defence, but Dias darts across to force the Egyptian wide and his eventual shot is deflected into Donnarumma's gloves!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:41Foden turns in his own half to release Doku into space and spark a City counter-attack, but Foden can't bring the Belgian's return ball under control in the box and the chance comes to nothing!
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:39O'Reilly's cross from the left is only half-cleared by Konate and Doku arrives to make a weaving run into the box, passing Szoboszlai and Bradley before Konate steps in to finally clear his lines.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:36Pep Guardiola is overseeing his 1,000th competitive match as a manager, so far winning 715 of his 999 at the helm of Barcelona B, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:37Doku brushes off Wirtz's challenge to set off on a surging run over the halfway line and into Liverpool's box, but Robertson and Wirtz close down his space and the latter gets a timely block on the Belgian's cross.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:35After a Remembrance Sunday service led by Pep Guardiola and Arne Slot prior to kick-off, Mac Allister gets this highly-anticipated fixture up and running for the Reds.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:34The hosts are heavy favourites to continue their recent uptick in domestic form, with our live tracker giving Manchester City a 46.9% chance of victory as the players head out onto the pitch. Liverpool are some distance behind with a 26.7% win probability, but as we’ve come to know in the past 10 or so years, fixtures between these two are anything put predictable.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:31Florian Wirtz starts on the left flank in place of Cody Gakpo for Liverpool as Arne Slot makes a solitary change from the Reds’ 2-0 win over Aston Villa. Record signing Alexander Isak returns from injury to make the bench alongside Gakpo, with Wirtz rewarded for his strong showing against Real Madrid.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:31Ahead of his 1,000th match in football management, Pep Guardiola names an unchanged side after Man City’s win against Bournemouth, but does make rotations from the victory over Borussia Dortmund. Rodri is absent entirely from the squad, but Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias and Rayan Cherki all come into the XI.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:27LIVERPOOL SUBS: Freddie Woodman, Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo, Milos Kerkez, Alexander Isak, Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, Rio Ngumoha.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:27LIVERPOOL (4-2-3-1): Giorgi Mamardashvili; Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister; Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz; Hugo Ekitike.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:27MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: James Trafford, Tijjani Reijnders, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Omar Marmoush, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:27MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico O’Reilly; Bernardo Silva, Nico Gonzalez, Phil Foden; Rayan Cherki, Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:27Sixth-placed Liverpool were also victorious in the Champions League in midweek, beating Real Madrid 1-0 after snapping their four-game Premier League losing streak with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa last time out. That first victory in five leaves the Reds just a point behind Man City ahead of this rivalry resuming, with both teams keen to make ground on early pace-setters Arsenal at the summit.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:22After their run of four straight Premier League titles was broken by Liverpool last season, third-placed Manchester City are desperate to get back to the top of the table and will overtake Chelsea in second if they avoid defeat here. Pep Guardiola’s side thumped Borussia Dortmund 4-1 in midweek after a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth in the league, bouncing back from a loss at Aston Villa to make it four wins from their last five.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
16:06Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this fixture in the Premier League, as Manchester City and Liverpool lock horns at the Etihad Stadium in a clash between the winners of the last eight English top-flight titles.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
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