Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City — Premier League, 8 Feb 2026
Manchester City beat Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League on 8 February 2026 at Anfield, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai, B. Silva, Erling Haaland got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Liverpool have won 2 and Manchester City 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 42'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 47'Foul
- 61'
- 61'out: R. Cherki
- 69'Foul
- 1-074'
- 1-184'assist: Erling Haaland
- 85'
- 1-290'Penalty
- 90+2'Foul
- 90+4'
- 90+4'
- 90+6'
- 90+7'Foul
- 90+12'VARGoal cancelled
- 90+13'Professional foul last man
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Liverpool
- 7.6Dominik SzoboszlaiD
- 7.2Cody GakpoM
- 7.0Ryan GravenberchM
- 6.9AlissonG
- 6.9Hugo EkitikeF
- 6.7Ibrahima KonatéD
- 6.6Mohamed SalahM
- 6.5Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 6.3Federico ChiesaF
- 6.3Curtis JonesM
- 6.2Florian WirtzM
- 6.0Virgil van DijkD
- 6.0Miloš KerkezD
Manchester City
- 7.6Bernardo SilvaM
- 7.3Matheus NunesD
- 7.3Erling HaalandF
- 7.3Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 7.2Marc GuéhiD
- 7.0RodriM
- 6.9Rayan Aït-NouriD
- 6.7Rúben DiasD
- 6.7Rayan CherkiM
- 6.7Nico O'ReillyM
- 6.6Nathan AkéD
- 6.3Abduqodir KhusanovD
- 6.2Antoine SemenyoF
- 5.9Omar MarmoushF
Line-ups
Manchester City4-3-3
Liverpool4-2-3-1
Substitutes
LiverpoolArne Slot
Substitutes
- 26Andrew RobertsonD
- 17Curtis Jones85'M6.3
- 3Wataru EndoM
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 14F. Chiesa90+4'F6.3
- 47Calvin RamsayD
- 42Treymaurice NyoniM
- 73Rio NgumohaF
Manchester CityPep Guardiola
Substitutes
- 3R. Dias61'D6.7
- 47Philip FodenM
- 6Nathan Aké90+6'D6.6
- 4Tijjani ReijndersM
- 10R. Cherki61'M6.7
- 14NicoM
- 1James TraffordG
- 82Rico LewisD
- 68M. AlleyneD
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
1.21Expected goals (xG)2.75
15Total shots17
4Shots on target7
8Shots off target6
3Blocked shots4
5Corners4
6Offsides2
13Fouls16
2Yellow cards4
1Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves3
-0.66Goals prevented-0.66
390Total passes465
306Accurate passes393
78%Pass accuracy85%
Liverpool
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Cody Gakpo | 85 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Alisson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Hugo Ekitike | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Mohamed Salah | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Federico Chiesa | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Curtis Jones | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Florian Wirtz | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Miloš Kerkez | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Silva | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Matheus Nunes | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Erling Haaland | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Marc Guéhi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Rodri | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Rúben Dias | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Rayan Cherki | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Nathan Aké | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Abduqodir Khusanov | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Antoine Semenyo | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Omar Marmoush | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 5.9 |
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