Matchday

Premier League 26/27 · 11 Oct 2026

Liverpool FC 0–3 Manchester City

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Jérémy Doku scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.2
Actual xG
0.9 – 1.3
Goals
0 – 3

Footybot made Liverpool FC favourites at 50%.

Manchester City won a close one on the chances: 1.3 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Rayan Cherki, 88.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Rayan Cherki +19.0, Enzo Fernández +9.3.

Well below it: Alisson −17.7, Virgil van Dijk −14.4, Iliman Ndiaye −10.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Liverpool FC

20 Sep 2026W 1–0at Bournemouth Premier League
15 Sep 2026W 3–1v Tottenham Hotspur EFL Cup
12 Sep 2026D 0–0v Fulham Premier League
9 Sep 2026W 2–1v Atlético Madrid Champions League
4 Sep 2026W 2–0at Ipswich Town Premier League

Manchester City

20 Sep 2026W 5–3v Sunderland Premier League
17 Sep 2026W 5–0v Norwich City EFL Cup
13 Sep 2026W 1–0at Manchester United Premier League
8 Sep 2026W 2–0at FC Porto Champions League
5 Sep 2026W 1–0v Coventry City Premier League

Head to head

8 Feb 2026Liverpool FC 1–2 Manchester City Premier League
9 Nov 2025Manchester City 3–0 Liverpool FC Premier League

Liverpool FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Joe Gomez Defender200–100.0–
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder90000.2854.4+0.3
Jérémy Jacquet Defender88000.2454.2−5.1
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder62000.0354.0+3.2
Florian Wirtz Midfielder66000.1451.5−9.9
Bradley Barcola Forward88000.0551.3−3.0
Virgil van Dijk Defender9000–48.0−14.4
Ronald Araújo Defender7500–46.2−9.5
Miloš Kerkez Defender9000–46.0−1.0
Víctor Muñoz Midfielder90000.0344.4−5.7
Trey Nyoni Midfielder2400–41.7–
Lewis Koumas Forward75000.0940.0+2.2
Federico Chiesa Forward200–36.9–
Rio Ngumoha Forward1500–35.3–
Jeremie Frimpong Defender1500–32.4–
Alisson Goalkeeper9000–31.8−17.7

Manchester City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jérémy Doku Midfielder34100.07100.0–
Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder10000.02100.0–
Rayan Cherki Midfielder90100.9188.8+19.0
Joško Gvardiol Defender24010.0479.0–
Enzo Fernández Midfielder80000.0367.8+9.3
Elliot Anderson Midfielder90010.0767.6+4.0
Marc Guéhi Defender9000–66.0−2.0
Erling Haaland Forward80100.1658.5−2.1
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder90000.0257.5+0.3
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper9000–56.8+0.8
Rúben Dias Defender9000–55.4−4.7
Nico O'Reilly Defender6600–54.4+2.0
Matheus Nunes Defender9000–50.4−7.6
Iliman Ndiaye Midfielder5600–43.6−10.9
Allan Midfielder1000–41.1–