Manchester City v Liverpool, 03 January 2019

Score2-1 to Manchester City
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance54,511

View Manchester City v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Manchester City had now won two of their last 12 meetings in all competitions (lost seven). After 21 games of this Premier League season, Liverpool now led City by four points at the top of the table. Premier League Head to Head Played: 44 Manchester City won: 9 Drawn: 16 Liverpool won: 19 Manchester City scored: 54 Liverpool scored: 69

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Sergio Agüero 40 G
Leroy Sané 72 G

Goals:

Roberto Firmino 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Danilo
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Dejan Lovren Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ilkay Gündogan for David Silva 65
Kyle Walker for Aymeric Laporte 86
Nicolás Otamendi for Vincent Kompany 88

Substitutions:

Fabinho for James Milner 57
Xherdan Shaqiri for Sadio Mané 77
Daniel Sturridge for Georginio Wijnaldum 86

Cards:

Vincent Kompany 31 Y
Aymeric Laporte 45 Y
Bernardo Silva 89 Y
Ederson 90 Y

Cards:

Dejan Lovren 20 Y
Georginio Wijnaldum 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Gabriel Jesus

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City avoided losing consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2016. With his 250th career league goal, Sergio Agüero had now scored in each of his seven appearances against Liverpool in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium (one goal in each game). Since the start of 2011-12, he had now scored 37 goals in the Premier League against the other big six teams; 16 more than any other player. David Silva joined Joe Hart as City's Premier League club record appearance holder (266 games each). They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 games in all competitions. This was manager Pep Guardiola's 100th win in charge of the Citizens.

Comments:

League position: 1st This defeat ended Liverpool's run of nine consecutive wins in the Premier League. It was their first defeat in the Premier League since their loss at Chelsea on 6 May 2018. They became the last team in the top four divisions to lose their unbeaten league record in this season. In their 21st game, this loss ended Liverpool's unbeaten start to the Premier League season. Only Arsenal in 2003-04 (38 games), Manchester United in 2010-11 (24 games) and Manchester City in 2017-18 (22 games) had longer unbeaten starts to a Premier League season. The Reds had now conceded more than one goal in a Premier League game for the first time since their 2-2 draw at West Bromwich Albion on 21 April 2018. Liverpool had now won one of their last 11 away games in the Premier League against the other top six teams (lost five). At the end of 2018, the Reds held a seven-point advantage at the top of the Premier League table. No team had previously failed to subsequently win the top division title with such a lead coming into a new year.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Sergio Agüero 40 G
Leroy Sané 72 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Danilo
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Substitutions:

Ilkay Gündogan for David Silva 65
Kyle Walker for Aymeric Laporte 86
Nicolás Otamendi for Vincent Kompany 88

Cards:

Vincent Kompany 31 Y
Aymeric Laporte 45 Y
Bernardo Silva 89 Y
Ederson 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City avoided losing consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2016. With his 250th career league goal, Sergio Agüero had now scored in each of his seven appearances against Liverpool in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium (one goal in each game). Since the start of 2011-12, he had now scored 37 goals in the Premier League against the other big six teams; 16 more than any other player. David Silva joined Joe Hart as City's Premier League club record appearance holder (266 games each). They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 games in all competitions. This was manager Pep Guardiola's 100th win in charge of the Citizens.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Roberto Firmino 64 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Dejan Lovren Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Fabinho for James Milner 57
Xherdan Shaqiri for Sadio Mané 77
Daniel Sturridge for Georginio Wijnaldum 86

Cards:

Dejan Lovren 20 Y
Georginio Wijnaldum 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 1st This defeat ended Liverpool's run of nine consecutive wins in the Premier League. It was their first defeat in the Premier League since their loss at Chelsea on 6 May 2018. They became the last team in the top four divisions to lose their unbeaten league record in this season. In their 21st game, this loss ended Liverpool's unbeaten start to the Premier League season. Only Arsenal in 2003-04 (38 games), Manchester United in 2010-11 (24 games) and Manchester City in 2017-18 (22 games) had longer unbeaten starts to a Premier League season. The Reds had now conceded more than one goal in a Premier League game for the first time since their 2-2 draw at West Bromwich Albion on 21 April 2018. Liverpool had now won one of their last 11 away games in the Premier League against the other top six teams (lost five). At the end of 2018, the Reds held a seven-point advantage at the top of the Premier League table. No team had previously failed to subsequently win the top division title with such a lead coming into a new year.