Liverpool v Manchester City, 31 December 2016

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance53,120

View Liverpool v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Liverpool had now won five of the last six Premier League meetings.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

0 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Georginio Wijnaldum 8 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané

Starting lineup:

Claudio Bravo Goalkeeper
Aleksandar Kolarov Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Pablo Zabaleta Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Divock Origi for Jordan Henderson 64
Lucas Leiva for Sadio Mané 89

Substitutions:

Jesús Navas for Pablo Zabaleta 86
Kelechi Iheanacho for Yaya Touré 89

Cards:

Ragnar Klavan 7 Y
Emre Can 75 Y

Cards:

Nicolás Otamendi 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Midfielder Ovie Ejaria
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Daniel Sturridge

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Bakary Sagna
Midfielder Aleix García
Midfielder Fernando
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool had now lost only of their 19 home Premier League games in 2016. The Reds had now scored 87 league goals in 2016 to equal their most in a calendar year since 1985. They had now kept clean sheets in six of their last nine league and cup games.

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester City had now kept only four clean sheets in their 19 games so far in this Premier League season. City failed to score for only the second time in their last 27 Premier League games. They lost their final Premier League game of a year for the first time since 2000 (versus Charlton Athletic).

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Georginio Wijnaldum 8 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané

Substitutions:

Divock Origi for Jordan Henderson 64
Lucas Leiva for Sadio Mané 89

Cards:

Ragnar Klavan 7 Y
Emre Can 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Midfielder Ovie Ejaria
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool had now lost only of their 19 home Premier League games in 2016. The Reds had now scored 87 league goals in 2016 to equal their most in a calendar year since 1985. They had now kept clean sheets in six of their last nine league and cup games.

0 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Claudio Bravo Goalkeeper
Aleksandar Kolarov Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Pablo Zabaleta Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Jesús Navas for Pablo Zabaleta 86
Kelechi Iheanacho for Yaya Touré 89

Cards:

Nicolás Otamendi 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Bakary Sagna
Midfielder Aleix García
Midfielder Fernando
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester City had now kept only four clean sheets in their 19 games so far in this Premier League season. City failed to score for only the second time in their last 27 Premier League games. They lost their final Premier League game of a year for the first time since 2000 (versus Charlton Athletic).