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Premier League

Liverpool vs Manchester City – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City beat Liverpool 2-1. Goals: D. Szoboszlai (74'), Bernardo Silva (84'), E. Haaland (90' pen.). Liverpool had 47% possession against Manchester City's 53%. Shots on target: 4-7.

Premier League · Regular Season - 25

Sunday, 8 February 2026

LiverpoolLiverpool

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Manchester CityManchester City

Referee: Craig Pawson, England

Lineups

LiverpoolLiverpool4-2-3-1
Alisson1AlissonG
D. Szoboszlai8D. SzoboszlaiD
I. Konate5I. KonateD
V. van Dijk4V. van DijkD
M. Kerkez6M. KerkezD
R. Gravenberch38R. GravenberchM
A. Mac Allister10A. Mac AllisterM
M. Salah11M. SalahM
F. Wirtz7F. WirtzM
C. Gakpo18C. GakpoM
H. Ekitike22H. EkitikeF

Substitutes

25G. MamardashviliG
28F. WoodmanG
3W. EndoM
14F. ChiesaF
17C. JonesM
26A. RobertsonD
42T. NyoniM
47C. RamsayD
73R. NgumohaF
Manchester CityManchester City4-3-3
G. Donnarumma25G. DonnarummaG
M. Nunes27M. NunesD
A. Khusanov45A. KhusanovD
M. Guehi15M. GuehiD
R. Ait-Nouri21R. Ait-NouriD
B. Silva20B. SilvaM
Rodri16RodriM
N. O'Reilly33N. O'ReillyM
A. Semenyo42A. SemenyoF
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF
O. Marmoush7O. MarmoushF

Substitutes

1J. TraffordG
3R. DiasD
4T. ReijndersM
6N. AkeD
10R. CherkiM
14NicoM
47P. FodenM
68M. AlleyneD
82R. LewisD

Match Events

42'Y

Omar Marmoush

47'Y

V. van Dijk

61'S

A. Khusanov

Substitution 1

61'S

Omar Marmoush

Substitution 2

69'Y

M. Guéhi

74'G

D. Szoboszlai

84'G

Bernardo Silva

Assist: E. Haaland

85'S

C. Gakpo

Substitution 1

90'+2Y

Alisson Becker

90'+13R

D. Szoboszlai

90'+7Y

Bernardo Silva

90'+4Y

E. Haaland

90'+4S

M. Kerkez

Substitution 2

90'+6S

A. Semenyo

Substitution 3

90'P

E. Haaland

Statistics

Liverpool
47%53%
Manchester City
1.21Expected Goals (xG)2.75
15Total Shots17
4Shots on Target7
5Corners4
13Fouls16
6Offsides2
78Pass Accuracy (%)85
2Yellow Cards4
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Liverpool host Manchester City on Sunday, 8 February 2026 at Anfield. The kick-off time is 16:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Liverpool go into the match 4th in the table; Manchester City sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Liverpool have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Manchester City have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 9 Nov 2025: Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City; 23 Feb 2025: Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City; 1 Dec 2024: Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester City beat Liverpool 2-1. Liverpool scored through D. Szoboszlai 74'. Manchester City replied with Bernardo Silva 84', E. Haaland 90' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Liverpool held 47% of the ball against 53% for Manchester City. Shots on target finished 4-7. Expected goals read 1.21 for Liverpool, 2.75 for Manchester City.

Verdict

Manchester City take the three points; Liverpool look at a thin night for the home crowd. Liverpool sat 4th and Manchester City 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.