⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Liverpool above the line
Man City belowGoals and cards
Half-time 0-0
62'Red cardRyan Gravenberch sent off, second yellow for a bad foul- 65'GoalErling Haaland, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal0-1
- 68'GoalJérémy Doku, right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Set up by Elliot Anderson0-2
- 78'GoalRayan Cherki, right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Set up by Josko Gvardiol0-3
The score, against the pace we expected
Man City got ahead of the pace we expected in the second half.
Where it moved
▲ LIV better than we expected
▼ MCI better than we expected
The second half was where it moved most, about 3 goals worse than we expected for Liverpool.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Liverpool
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Alexis Mac Allister missed from the centre of the box, just wide
59' · LIV 0-0 MCI
- RED CARD
Ryan Gravenberch sent off, a second yellow for a bad foul
62' · LIV 0-0 MCI
Man City
Good plays
- BIG SAVE
Gianluigi Donnarumma kept out Jérémy Jacquet from very close range
21' · LIV 0-0 MCI
- GOAL
Erling Haaland, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal
65' · LIV 0-1 MCI
- GOAL
Jérémy Doku, right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner, set up by Elliot Anderson
68' · LIV 0-2 MCI
- GOAL
Rayan Cherki, right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal, set up by Josko Gvardiol
78' · LIV 0-3 MCI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Liverpool
- ✗
Ryan Gravenberch Right Midfielder
Sent off 62', second yellow, 2 shots, 2 on target
- ✗
Alexis Mac Allister Left Midfielder
Big chance missed 59', 4 shots, 1 on target
Man City
- ★
Rayan Cherki Attacking Midfielder
Goal 78'
- ★
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
6 saves
- ★
Jérémy Doku Substitute, off the bench
Goal 68'
⚖️What decided it
Why Man City won, and why Liverpool did not.
From the game
- Clinical, scored 3 from chances worth about 2 goals
- Liverpool were without Cody Gakpo
- Had 65% of the ball
- Gianluigi Donnarumma made 6 saves and kept a clean sheet
- Broke the deadlock through Erling Haaland in the 65th minute
- Down to ten men from the 62nd minute after Ryan Gravenberch's second yellow
Key battles
📊The numbers
| LIV | MCI | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Possession | 65% |
| 13 | Shots | 15 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 5 | Corners | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 238 | Passes completed | 489 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 12 | Tackles won | 6 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 32% | Share of the chances | 68% |
| 3 | Passes completed near goal | 11 |
| 10 | Passes allowed before winning it back | 9 |
