Manchester City vs Liverpool Live Updates: Score, Stats, Goals, Prediction, How To Watch, Lineups.
Two of the best English Premier teams in recent history face off on Sunday, Nov. 9, when Manchester City hosts Liverpool. These two sides have won each of the last eight EPL titles and are meeting for the first time this season. Man City sits second in the table and are winners of three in a row across all competitions, and Liverpool is right behind them in third place, just one point behind. The Reds have won two in a row, which includes a 1-0 win over Real Madrid in Champions League play.
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Manchester City vs Liverpool kick-off time today
Date & Kick-off: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Time: 11:30 am ET | 4:30 pm GMT -
Welcome to SunSport's live coverage of Manchester City's clash with Liverpool. Follow and Stick with us for all the latest build-up, minute-by-minute updates and post-match reaction from the Etihad stadiums below
Man City 3 - 0 Liverpool Live Scores - 90_3 mints at the Etihad Stadium.
Fulltime 3-0
City win, comprehensively and deservedly, albeit with a slice of first-half VAR fortune. Jeremy Doku was phenomenal and sealed the victory. Arne Slot has a boatload of attacking talent but collectively they couldn't muster Doku's threat between them. They're eight points behind Arsenal in eighth and it's already feeling like a top-four race for the chamnpions. City, after their most convincing performance against a direct rival arguably since their treble success in 2023, are second and four points behind the Gunners. Thanks for joining us.
90+1 mins: Szoboszlai lumps into Foden out of frustration and is booked.
Szoboszlai booked
The frustrated Hungarian pushes Foden to the floor and earns a yellow card in the process.
90+1 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Foul
Jones picks a yellow card for his foul on Savinho, who was charging up the field.
89 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Salah comes very close!
Salah makes a great run, latches on to the ball and uses the outside of his left boot to chip it over Donnarumma.
But even though the ball flies past the goalkeeper, he misses the target by a whisker!
Salah can’t believe his luck.
79 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Second change for City
Doku walks off to a huge round of applause from City fans, as Marmoush replaces him.
Liverpool make their third change, as Mac Allister comes off for Jones.
74 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
72 mins: Szoboszlai gets into some space down the City left. He steers a lovely ball to the back post, where Nunes is forced to concede a corner.
68 mins: Szoboszlai shoves Doku to the floor as he darts over halfway. A foul of total exasperation.
GOAL! Doku puts Man City 3-0 ahead!
Doku, the star of this match, gets his name on the scoresheet in style!
The winger receives the ball outside the box from O’Reilly, cuts inside, does a shimmy before curling it into the top corner.
62 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Gakpo misses a big chance!
Excellent play from Liverpool.
Salah slips the ball to Bradley, who crosses for Gakpo at the back post. The Dutch substitute blazes his first-time shot into the stands.
59 mins: Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool
58 mins: Wirtz's corner is poor and cleared. Oh but here's Gakpo at the far post, blazes over! Should score.
57 mins: Looks like Wirtz and Szoboszlai will double up at centre-forward/false nine or so such. Who needs a striker when Nico almost put through his own net.
Double change for Liverpool
Kerkez replaces Robertson, and Gakpo comes on for Ekitike.
56 mins: Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool
53 mins: Foden clumps the free-kick in the wall. Before that, Guardiola sent on Savinho for Cherki.
52 mins: Thrilling break from Doku, who leaves Bradley for dust. Cherki delays his shot, which is blocked. A scrambling Bradley fouls Nico.
50 mins: Offfff, Donnaruma comes hairing out of his area because Gvardiol has played everyone onside. Stunning sliding challenge from Dias on Salah.
49 mins: City briefly look in trouble from a corner before Kavanagh blows for a foul. Guardiola's men have started this half sloppily.
48 mins: Doku to the fore once more, fizzes a ball across the Liverpool six-yard box but there's no one there.
47 mins: Salah gets into the City box, sets the ball back for Bradley, who can't make the most of it. An unconvincing scramble to safety follow from the hosts.
Kickoff: 2nd Half
Off we go again. Still throwing it down. No changes for either side.
Halftime
On the one hand, City are good value for that lead. They've been the better side and scored twice after the body blow of Haaland having a penalty saved. On the other, Liverpool can definitely feel aggrieved at Van Dijk's equaliser being chalked off for offside. If they pull this back after the grim irony of Van Dijk sending Nico's shot spinning into his own net then it will be something. Sometimes it's not your day/season.
48+3 mins: GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!! Nico Gonzalez!!!!!
City double their advantage. Nico takes aim with a speculative strike that deflects of Van Dijk - would you believe - and leaves Mamardashvili with no chance.
Half-time! Man City 2-0 Liverpool
45+7 mins: The whistle goes to end the first half and it’s Man City who have a commanding lead.
Liverpool haven’t been at the races at all and it feels like a long, long way back for Arne Slot’s side from here.
GOAL! Man City 2-0 Liverpool (Nico Gonzalez, 45+3')
There’s the second!
Liverpool can’t get the ball out of their own final third and City pen them back.
The ball comes to Nico Gonzalez just outside the box. He takes a touch and drills a low effort at goal.
The ball hits Van Dijk’s standing leg, wrongfoots Mamardashvili and finishes in the back of the net!
Man City Bernardo Silva gets a Yellow Card
NO GOAL! Man City 1-0 Liverpool 39 mins: A VAR check hursts Liverpool.
Andy Robertson is stood close to Gianluigi Donnarumma in the six yard box.
He ducked underneath Van Dijk’s header and is judged to have been obstructing from an offside position.
GOAL! Man City 1-1 Liverpool (Virgil van Dijk, 38')
Liverpool win a throw in deep in City’s half and send it to Szoboszlai.
He switches the play out to Mo Salah who takes on O’Reilly and wins a corner.
Salah himself trots over to take the set piece and swings the ball into the penalty area with Virgil van Dijk as the target.
Van Dijk meets it well and heads the ball into the bottom corner!
Man City 1-0 Liverpool - Man City Alex Mac Allister received the Yellow Card
Man City 1-0 Liverpool - 32 mins: There’s a renewed confidence in Man City who are playing with verve and focus now.
Doku remains a handle but Cherki and Foden want in on the action as well when they attack through the middle.
14th Premier League goal of the season for Haaland
Man City 1-0 Liverpool - 30 mins: Man City Erling Haaland scores the Gaol with His Head, as the Blues leads 1-0
Matheus Nunes has the ball and decides to swing a cross into the box.
Haaland sets himself behind Konate, there’s a deflection but he gets a head to the ball and nods it into the far bottom corner!
Man City 0-0 Liverpool - 28 mins - Nico Gonzaleze of Man City has received the First Yellow Card
Man City 0-0 Liverpool - 26 mins: Arne Slot is the only manager in Pep Guardiola’s 1000 games to have faced him more than once and still have a 100% winning record.
That’s because Liverpool won both of their meetings against City last season.
The Reds look defensively sharp today as well - if you exclude the lapse in concentration that led to the penalty.
24 mints - Man City awarded a Free-Kick in Their Defensive third, positioned in the Half space.
Man City 0-0 Liverpool - 22. Man City continue to press in the match.
Liverpool would have expected periods where they are going to have deal with relentless attacks.
However, they need to start stretching City with their counter-attacking.
Man City 0-0 Liverpool - 20 mins: Will Man City' Haaland Cover the missed penalty Loss?
Liverpool get the ball up to Hugo Ekitike who holds it up well and waits for reinforcements to arrive in the form of Andy Robertson.
He plays backwards but Liverpool spread the ball out to the right. Man City are back into a solid formation and instead of probing from the right Liverpool retreat again.
Man City 0-0 Liverpool - 17 mins: Doku is the biggest threat for City.
He bombs down the left again and rolls a pass into the front edge of the box.
Rayan Cherki collects the ball and shoots on Target but Konate manages to deflect it behind.
13 mints - Liverpool awarded a Free-Kick in Their Defensive third centrally palce
Man City 0-0 Liverpool - Haaland Missed the Penalty !
A brilliant save by Mamardashvili.
Man City 0-0 Liverpool Penalty to Man City!
11 mins: VAR sends the referee over to the pitchside monitor.
He sees contact between Mamardashvili and Doku and decides that there is enough to constitute a foul.
Erling haaland will have the chance to send the hosts ahead now...
Man City 0-0 Liverpool - 10 mins: Wirtz looks for space on the left but is crowded out by Bernardo Silva and Matheus Nunes.
City transition the ball sharply across the pitch and find Doku with space to run into.
He drives forward then laces a super pass over to Phil Foden who fails to control the ball on the edge of the box.
Man City 0-0 Liverpool: 5 mints - Doku combines with Nico O’Reilly on the left wing.
The full-back makes an overlapping run to receive the ball then flicks a pass into the box.
Erling Haaland is the target but Ibrahima Konate is there to intercept and knock the ball away.
Man City 0-0 Liverpool: Jeremy Doku receives the ball and shimmies over to the right.
He’s tracked deep into Liverpool’s half but Florian Wirtz who, with the aid of Andy Robertson at left-back, stops the move from developing further.
Banners to celebrate Guardiola's 1000th game
A couple of massive banners for Pep Guardiola's 1000th game in management.
There have been more than 700 wins - but he has lost more than he has won against Liverpool.”
Both these teams can close the gap on Arsenal who currently sit top of the table.
Even at this relatively early stage of the season it could be a crucial encounter to win if City or Liverpool are to challenge for the title further down the line.
Let’s find out how it’ll play out, kick off is up next...
Can Erling Haaland to reach 100 goals?
Erling Haaland has netted 98 goals in 107 Premier League appearances – if he scores a brace in this game he will become the fastest player to 100 goals in Premier League history, with Alan Shearer the current quickest to 100 in 124 games.
Red's Mo Salah to best Rooney, Stats
Mo Salah (188 goals, 88 assists) went level with Wayne Rooney (Man Utd - 183 goals, 93 assists) for goals and assists combined for a single Premier League club with his goal for Liverpool against Aston Villa .
Salah has nine goals and six assists against Man City in the competition – the most goal involvements against City in Premier League history.
Arsenal look ‘almost impossible’ to stop but have long way to go
Pep Guardiola admits it may seem like stopping Arsenal is “almost impossible” but is well aware titles are not won in November.
Fortress Etihad
Since the start of April, Manchester City have won the most points in the Premier League (42).
They’ve won 13 of 19 games including nine of their last 10 at the Etihad Stadium.
Mo Salah has scored nine times against Manchester City in the Premier League since his move from Roma back in 2017.
Will there be another today?
Positive signs for Liverpool?
Liverpool put an end to their four game losing run in the Premier League by beating Aston Villa 2-0.
However, the Reds have lost their last three away from home and haven’t lost four on the bounce on their travels since April 2012 under Kenny Dalglish.
Stats Don't Lie
Another Win for Man City?
Man City have won 10 of their last 12 Premier League games against reigning champions.
Most recently a 4-1 victory against Liverpool at Anfield in February 2021.
The club have recently expanded the ground again to make it a 61,000 capacity in east Manchester, up from 55,000.
There is also a new fan zone adjoined to the north stand.
Liverpool and City have won each of the last EIGHT Premier League titles, with City taking half a dozen in that time.
Goal Machine: Haaland has 'never felt better'
Erling Haaland feels he is in the best shape he has ever been after making a stunning start to the season.
The prolific Man City striker has scored 27 goals in just 17 appearances for club and country this season.
“It’s been a good start and I feel really good. I feel this is the best version of myself. I’ve never felt better than now.
“To keep sharp, I need to keep my mind in the right place, I need to recover well, I need to get a lot of treatment, I need to eat the right things.
“It’s staying in the zone and having that balance. It’s about maintaining the energy levels, being motivated and doing the things that are good for my body and for my brain.”
No changes for Liverpool - Team News
Arne Slot has elected to stick with the same line-up that defeated Real Madrid during the week.
That means Andy Robertson starts at left-back and Florian Wirtz is given the nod ahead of Cody Gakpo on the left wing.
Man City team changes - - Team News
Pep Guardiola makes three changes to the line-up that defeated Borussia Dortmund during the week.
John Stones drops out of the back line for Ruben Dias while Savinho and Tijjani Reijnders are replaced in midfield with Bernardo Silva and Rayan Cherki.
Confirmed - Liverpool lineup to take on Man City
Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike
Subs -- Woodman, Gomez, Endo, Kerkez, Isak, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Ngumoha
Man City line-up to face Liverpool - Confirmed
Man City XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Gonzalez; Bernardo, Foden, Cherki, Doku; Haaland
Subs -- Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Ait-Nourri, Savinho, Bobb, Lewis.
Pep Guardiola reaches 1000 games! 🔥
Today’s clash against Liverpool marks Guardiola’s 1000th match as a manager — a remarkable milestone in an incredible career. Since starting with Barcelona B in 2007, he’s won 715 of his 999 games across Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City. “The numbers are insane,” Pep said, reflecting on his journey. “We’ve done incredible things — it’s so difficult to reach this.” 👏⚽ #Pep1000 #Guardiola #FootballLegend
Pep Guardiola provides Rodri injury update ahead of Liverpool visit
Manchester City are unlikely to risk Rodri in Sunday's Premier League clash with Liverpool, manager Pep Guardiola has said.
Liverpool Head Arne Slot quotes, pre-match
Talk has started over the longevity of some of the Reds’ key personnel including Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.
"Over 30 doesn't tell me anything," said Slot.
"If I look at Virgil, Mo and Robbo, who was last season also above 30, all three of them were able to win the Premier League and all three of them played a big part in it.
"If a 24-year-old doesn't play as well, nobody talks about his age. If a 32, 33, 34-year-old has one or two bad games people start talking about age.”
Liverpool Head Arne Slot said "Mo Salah will be Crucial"
Arne Slot said: "It's very important for us to have Mo scoring goals and for Mo to have played how he played against City last season where he also scored a goal and assisted and helped the team out a lot in his defensive work.”
Pep Guardiola admits he misses old rival Jurgen Klopp
Pep Guardiola admits he misses Jurgen Klopp as he prepares to face his great rival’s old club in the 1,000th game of his managerial career.
How To Watch Manchester City vs Liverpool on TV today?
US: NBC or Peacock – 11:30 am ET
UK: Sky Sports / BT Sport
EU: DAZN or local sports channels (varies by country)
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Live updates as Manchester City host rivals Liverpool in the Premier League.
Where Is Manchester City vs Liverpool?
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Manchester City vs Liverpool: Team news, line-ups and
Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike.
Man City XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Gonzalez; Silva, Reijnders, Foden, Doku; Haaland.
Manchester City vs. Liverpool picks
Both teams to score and Under 4.5 goals (-105): 0.5u Erling Haaland to score (-133): 0.5u Draw (+300): 0.25u
Manchester City vs. Liverpool Predictions
Manchester City: Riding a three-game winning streak across all competitions; strong at home.
Liverpool: Two consecutive wins, including a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League; just one point behind City in the table.
Standings: Both teams chasing Arsenal at the top; every point is crucial.
Scoreline: Manchester City 2 – 1 Liverpool
Both Teams to Score: Likely
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