Manchester City v Liverpool, 23 February 2025

Score2-0 to Liverpool
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance52,803

View Manchester City v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 56 Manchester City won: 12 Drawn: 21 Liverpool won: 23 Manchester City scored: 74 Liverpool scored: 86 . Liverpool had now won at Manchester City in a game in the Premier League for the first time since November 2015.

0 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 14 G
Dominik Szoboszlai 37 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

James McAtee for Kevin De Bruyne 66
Ilkay Gündogan for Omar Marmoush 77
Rúben Dias for Nathan Aké 77
Mateo Kovačić for Nico González 78

Substitutions:

Wataru Endo for Curtis Jones 74
Kostas Tsimikas for Andy Robertson 74
Cody Gakpo for Luis Díaz 79
Harvey Elliott for Mohamed Salah 90+1
Jarell Quansah for Trent Alexander-Arnold 90+2

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 4th . Manchester City had now taken 44 points from their 26 games so far in this Premier League season; 15 points fewer than the same stage of the previous season. . City had now lost four of their last six games in all competitions (won two). . They had now failed to score in three of their last 35 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 1st . With 11 games to play, Liverpool were now 11 points ahead of second-placed Arsenal in the Premier League table. . The Reds were now unbeaten in their last 23 games in the Premier League (won 16). . Mohamed Salah had now equalled the club record of scoring 16 goals in away games in a league season; previously by Jimmy Smith in League Division One in 1929-30. [c/o Michael Reid] . Curtis Jones scored in the 56th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

0 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Substitutions:

James McAtee for Kevin De Bruyne 66
Ilkay Gündogan for Omar Marmoush 77
Rúben Dias for Nathan Aké 77
Mateo Kovačić for Nico González 78

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee

Comments:

League position: 4th . Manchester City had now taken 44 points from their 26 games so far in this Premier League season; 15 points fewer than the same stage of the previous season. . City had now lost four of their last six games in all competitions (won two). . They had now failed to score in three of their last 35 games in the Premier League.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 14 G
Dominik Szoboszlai 37 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Wataru Endo for Curtis Jones 74
Kostas Tsimikas for Andy Robertson 74
Cody Gakpo for Luis Díaz 79
Harvey Elliott for Mohamed Salah 90+1
Jarell Quansah for Trent Alexander-Arnold 90+2

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 1st . With 11 games to play, Liverpool were now 11 points ahead of second-placed Arsenal in the Premier League table. . The Reds were now unbeaten in their last 23 games in the Premier League (won 16). . Mohamed Salah had now equalled the club record of scoring 16 goals in away games in a league season; previously by Jimmy Smith in League Division One in 1929-30. [c/o Michael Reid] . Curtis Jones scored in the 56th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.