Man City 3-0 Liverpool Match Report: Player Ratings, Highlights, Match Stats and More

November 11, 2025 By Johan Curtis No Comments 6 minutes

It was Pep Guardiola’s 1000th game in charge as a manager since starting his coaching journey at FC Barcelona, and the Spanish manager wasn’t going to be let down by his team, not when facing his toughest opponent yet, since moving to England. Jeremey Doku was a different beast facing the Premier League Champions at the Etihad, guiding City to a memorable victory against Slot’s Reds, who have won only thrice in their last 10 games altogether, a run the Dutch Manager won’t be too proud of, after spending approximately £450 million in the Summer transfer window. 

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Here’s everything you need to know about the game. 

Man City vs Liverpool FC Match Information

• Matchweek: 11 (2025-26)
• Day: Sunday
• Date: November 9, 2025
• Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
• Referee: Chris Kavanagh
• Assistant Referees: Dan Cook, Stuart Burt
• Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott
• VAR: Michael Oliver, Timothy Wood (Assistant)
• Score: Man City 3 – 0 Liverpool
• Goalscorers: Haaland 29′, González 45’+3′, Doku 63′
• MOTM: Jeremy Doku

Man City vs Liverpool FC Lineups

Man City

25. Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) — 27. Matheus Nunes, 3. Ruben Dias, 24. Josko Gvardiol, 33. Nico O’Reilly — 14. Nico González — 20. Bernardo Silva, 47. Phil Foden, 10. Rayan Cherki (26. Savinho), 11. Jeremy Doku  (7. Omar Marmoush) — 9. Erling Haaland

Liverpool

25. Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) — 12. Conor Bradley (2. Joe Gomez), 5. Ibrahima Konate, 4. Virgil van Dijk, 26. Andy Robertson (6. Milos Kerkez)— 38. Ryan Gravenberch, 10. Alexis Mac Allister — 11. Mohamed Salah, 8. Dominik Szoboszlai, 7. Florian Wirtz (14. Federico Chiesa) — 22. Hugo Ekitike (18. Cody Gakpo)

Man City vs Liverpool Match Report

While the visitor team’s fans kept their guard about Liverpool’s disallowed goal vs Man City and how that would have changed the final scoreline of the game, Pep’s City came to collect all the three points on their manager’s 1000th game as a manager. 

Jeremy Doku was the star of the night. Haaland scored in 16/18 games against Liverpool, and Nico O’Reilly put in a masterclass for a teenager in his biggest test as a City player so far. 

Here’s how the events took place:

Super Saiyan Doku

Doku showed glimpses of Belgian magic in the Premier League since the kick-off whistle blew, dribbling and running past defenders like it was just another walk in the park for the Belgian forward. In the 13th minute, he won a penalty for the hosts after the Reds’ goalkeeper made contact with the forward (which Mamardashvili saved). 

Van Dijk’s Disallowed Goal

Shortly after Mathues Nunez’s cross was converted by Haaland for a goal in the 29th minute, Liverpool won a corner off of O’Reilly. Salah takes the corner for Van Dijk to head it in, only for VAR to deny the goal as Andy Robertson interferes with the play by blocking the view of Gigi Donnarumma. 

VVDError

After Van Dijk made his point about a wrongfully-awarded penalty and a disallowed goal, he wouldn’t have thought that things could get to worse. With 7 minutes added in the first half, Nico’s wonderstrike needed just the right amount of deflection off of VVD, which made the second goal count and stand out from the first, with City going in the second half with a 2-goal advantage. 

City now sit second on the Premier League table, just 4 points behind Arsenal, with a title challenge coming right up after the international break is over. 

Man City vs Liverpool Highlights

The Man City vs Liverpool (3-0) highlights are available for streaming on YouTube on different channels across the world. You can also check a full 20-minute highlight on Man City’s “City+” subscription-based platform. 

Liverpool vs Man City Last 10 Results

Liverpool had the better of Man City in the last 10 games, winning on 5 occasions, while City won on three. However, the last 5 Man City vs Liverpool results at the Etihad have been in favour of the hosts, especially in the last game when they beat the Premier League champions 3 goals to nil in Pep’s 1000th managerial game. 

Man City vs Liverpool Stats

Here are the detailed City vs Liverpool match stats from the Premier League match of November 9, 2025:

Liverpool vs Man City Player Ratings

The official Man City vs Liverpool FC ratings from FotMob are in. Here’s how everyone played their part:

Manchester City (7.6)

Formation: 4-2-3-1

• Gianluigi Donnarumma: 7.5
• Matheus Nunes: 8.4
• Ruben Dias: 7.7
• Josko Gvardiol: 7.5
• Nico O’Reilly: 8.1
• Nico González: 8.4
• Bernardo Silva: 7.7
• Phil Foden: 7.2
• Rayan Cherki: 6.3
• Jérémy Doku: 9.0 (Player of the Match)
• Erling Haaland: 7.3

Liverpool (6.0)

Formation: 4-2-3-1

• Giorgi Mamardashvili: 5.5
• Conor Bradley: 6.9
• Ibrahima Konaté: 5.5
• Virgil van Dijk: 5.7
• Andrew Robertson: 6.3
• Ryan Gravenberch: 5.4
• Alexis Mac Allister: 5.3
• Mohamed Salah: 6.5
• Dominik Szoboszlai: 6.3
• Florian Wirtz: 6.2
• Hugo Ekitike: 5.8

City vs Liverpool Head To Head

City and Liverpool have faced each other on more than 190 occasions since September 16, 1893, (City then known as Ardwick) in the following competitions:

PL, FA Cup, EFL, UCL, Community Shield, First Division, and Second Division.

Man City vs Liverpool Results Last Season

City and Liverpool faced off each other on just two occasions last season, both of which came in the Premier League. Liverpool won both games, home and away, scoring two in each while keeping a clean sheet as well. 

• December 1, 2024: Liverpool 2 – 0 Man City
• February 23, 2025: City 0 –  2 Liverpool

The Final Say

Liverpool went to the Etihad in search of three points and to get back to the top 4. However, City had other plans for their manager’s 1000th managerial game. From a dominating performance to a statement victory, Pep’s Blues ran rampant on Slot’s Reds. This guide sums it all up if you missed out on the game last week. To never miss out on a game again, subscribe to Peacock in the US, and you can access the platform even while traveling with a premium VPN like FastestVPN!

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