Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 8 February 2026
Result
Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City
Premier League · Sunday 8 February 2026, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City: match report
Liverpool lost to Manchester City 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 8 February 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.
Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring in the 74th minute. Liverpool's goal came from Dominik Szoboszlai (74'). Manchester City scored through Bernardo Silva (84') and Erling Haaland (90+3', penalty).
Discipline: Liverpool received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Manchester City received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Liverpool were 6th on 39 points from 24 and Manchester City 2nd on 47 points from 24. Liverpool went on to finish that season 5th with 60 points, and Manchester City 2nd with 78.
Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester City in a 4-1-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Erling Haaland of Manchester City (8.0), ahead of Matheus Nunes (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Liverpool wins, 4 draws and 3 for Manchester City.
Key events
- 42'Yellow card · Omar Marmoush
- 47'Yellow card · Virgil van Dijk
- 69'Yellow card · Marc Guéhi
- 74'Goal · Dominik Szoboszlai
- 84'Goal · Bernardo Silva
- 90+2'Yellow card · Alisson
- 90+3'Penalty goal · Erling Haaland
- 90+4'Yellow card · Erling Haaland
- 90+7'Yellow card · Bernardo Silva
- 90+13'Red card · Dominik Szoboszlai
Head-to-head
Team news
Liverpool line-up (4-2-3-1)
Alisson, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitiké
Manchester City line-up (4-1-3-2)
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guéhi, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Rodri, Antoine Semenyo, Bernardo Silva, Nico O'Reilly, Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush