Sports11 October, 20262 min read
Manchester City Beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield After Ryan Gravenberch Red Card
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Ryan Gravenberch received a second yellow and was sent off in the 62nd minute. Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield to go top.
City win at Anfield
Manchester City sealed a 3-0 win against Liverpool at Anfield after Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for receiving a second yellow card. Erling Haaland scored after Gravenberch’s dismissal, and Jérémy Doku added a second in the same period as the Anfield crowd greeted City with chants of "Cheats". Rayan Cherki later added a third from close range as Liverpool were consigned to a first defeat of 2026-27.
Andoni Iraola had gone into the match with absences including Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai because of injuries, while Liverpool’s hamstring complaint meant Szoboszlai joined Isak and Gakpo on the sidelines. Attendance at Anfield was listed as 60,338 as City reclaimed the top spot in the Premier League.
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Hostile reception and chants
Manchester City avoided a white-hot reception from Liverpool fans by taking an alternative route to Anfield for their Premier League clash, with the team bus largely avoiding crowds by taking a back road into the stadium. Liverpool fans jeered the City lineup and the boos were louder by kickoff, with chants of “going down.” Erling Haaland and his teammates rode out the vitriol inside Anfield as the home fans unfurled banners directed at City’s rule-breaking, including "Ch£££££££££££ts," "A Generation of Supporters -- Cheated" and one with an image of City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan saying, "The Confather."
Mark Ogden described the match as City’s first outing since being found guilty of 100-plus charges of serious rule-breaking, and he said City have appealed and deny all charges. Liverpool fan Sav Agathangelo said, “They should be stripped of everything they’ve won,” as the rivalry and financial breach fallout shaped the atmosphere around the ground.
Injuries, discipline, and next
Liverpool entered the match with a selection problem as Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo were ruled out after suffering injuries during the international break, and Dominik Szoboszlai was also ruled out with a hamstring injury. The match report said Ryan Gravenberch was sent off after receiving a second yellow card, and it described how City pressed home their numerical advantage with quickfire goals. Andoni Iraola selected Lewis Koumas as the focal point of his attack, and the report said it was a first Premier League start for the Wales international.
The BBC preview framing also pointed to Liverpool’s recent home struggles, noting the Reds were winless in three Premier League home matches this season and that the winless run at Anfield stretched back to last season. Al Jazeera’s head-to-head recap set the rivalry context for the next meeting, saying the Sunday match would be the 202nd fixture between the teams across all competitions.