Premier League, matchweek 6 · Anfield · 11 October 2026
Manchester City won 3–0 at Anfield to become the only side still perfect after six rounds, while Liverpool dropped to ninth with the first defeat of their season. Nil-nil for 62 minutes, then three goals in sixteen.
The short answer. City won 3–0. Haaland broke the deadlock on 65 minutes, Doku added a second three minutes later and Cherki finished it on 78.
The match turned on a red card. Gravenberch was sent off on 62 minutes for his second booking, and every City goal came after it.
Haaland 65′ · Doku 68′ · Cherki 78′ — Gravenberch sent off 62′
1How the 90 minutes went
Nine moments that decided it, in order.
- HTGoalless first halfNeither side found it. Wirtz sent a free-kick towards the area and City cleared, then a cross of his was deflected into the side-netting. At the other end Anderson stretched Liverpool and drilled a low cross-cum-shot from a tight angle that the keeper palmed away.
- 47'First bookingGravenberch felled Anderson and picked up the first yellow card of his evening. Liverpool were still level at this point and still in it.
- 48'Donnarumma to the rescueLiverpool broke high and Koumas got in behind for a point-blank effort. The City keeper parried it, and the chance that would have changed the match went begging.
- 50'Kerkez saves itSemenyo swung a cross in from the left and the Liverpool left-back made a goal-line clearance in front of his own keeper. Still 0-0.
- 62'Gravenberch goes offHe went in on a substitute and collected his second yellow. Liverpool were down to ten men with the score still level — and City had not yet scored.
- 65'Haaland breaks itA blocked effort fell loose inside the six-yard box and Haaland pounced, sweeping it into the bottom corner. Liverpool 0-1 Manchester City.
- 68'Doku doubles itAnderson slid the ball through and Doku curled it into the top corner. Three minutes after the red card, City had two.
- 78'Cherki seals itGvardiol tucked the ball inside, Cherki took it past Frimpong and calmly slotted into the far corner. City had scored three in thirteen minutes.
- 90+1'Van Dijk bookedThe captain was booked for deliberately blocking Cherki as the clock ran out.
2Sixteen minutes, three goals
The window between the sending-off and the final whistle.
City made their change on the hour and brought Doku on for Ndiaye. Four minutes later he was on the floor in a challenge with Gravenberch, the Liverpool midfielder collected his second yellow, and the shape of the game changed in the space of a single decision.
Why it mattered. The red card is the entire match. For 62 minutes the score was nil-nil and Liverpool had produced the better chances — a break to Koumas that Donnarumma stopped, and a cross that Kerkez had to clear off his own goal-line. City scored three times in the sixteen minutes that followed the dismissal. Sixteen minutes, three goals, and a table that will not settle for a month.
3What it did to the table
Where the two clubs stand after matchweek 6.
The gap. Manchester City have played six, won six and lead Arsenal by three points. Liverpool have nine from six, which is three wins and three defeats, and that leaves them ninth. Before this round they had not lost in the league at all, so one afternoon moved them from unbeaten to ninth without a single other result changing their position.
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4The Manchester City shirts
Four 2026/27 shirts from the side that won. Three fits each.
2026/27 MAN CITY HOME SHIRT2026/27 Man City Home Shirt (Haaland 9)The No 9 who broke the deadlock on 65 minutes
2026/27 MAN CITY AWAY SHIRT2026/27 Man City Away Shirt (Doku 11)The substitute who doubled the lead on 68
2026/27 MAN CITY THIRD SHIRT2026/27 Man City Third Shirt (Cherki 10)The No 10 who sealed it on 78 minutes-(Donnarumma-25)15384.jpg?w=600&h=600)
2026/27 MAN CITY GOALKEEPER SHIRT2026/27 Man City Goalkeeper Shirt (Donnarumma 25)The keeper who kept Liverpool out5The Liverpool shirts
The same season, the other side of the scoreline.
2026/27 LIVERPOOL HOME SHIRT2026/27 Liverpool Home Shirt (M. Salah 11)The No 11 and Liverpool's headline name
2026/27 LIVERPOOL AWAY SHIRT2026/27 Liverpool Away Shirt (Van Dijk 4)The captain who led the ten men
2026/27 LIVERPOOL THIRD SHIRT2026/27 Liverpool Third Shirt (Kerkez 6)The left-back who cleared off the line early
On these prices. The home shirt is the one in the photograph at the top of this page. All four shirts are 2026/27 stock and each is offered in men's, women's and youth; every price was read from this store at the time of writing.
6Common questions
Short answers, no spin.
What was the final score, and who scored?
Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City at Anfield. Erling Haaland scored on 65 minutes, Jeremy Doku on 68 and Rayan Cherki on 78. All three came after Liverpool had been reduced to ten men.
Who was sent off, and when?
Ryan Gravenberch. He had been booked on 47 minutes for felling Anderson, and went in on a substitute on 62 minutes for a second bookable offence. Liverpool played the last half hour with ten men.
How many games in a row have Manchester City won this season?
Six, from six. They are the only side in the Premier League still unbeaten and untouched after matchweek 6, having started with five wins from five before this one.
What did the result do to the table?
City moved to 18 points, three clear of Arsenal on 15. Liverpool dropped to nine points and ninth, their first league defeat of the 2026/27 season.
Is this the first time City have won at Anfield in a while?
It is the first time they have won on successive visits to Anfield since 1953. They had not managed back-to-back wins on that ground in more than seventy years.
How long was it 0-0?
Sixty-two minutes. The match was level until the sending-off, which is why the three-goal burst that followed reads as one event rather than three.
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Match facts cross-checked against four independent reports, including Manchester City's own match summary. Table positions and points are as they stood after matchweek 6. Every shirt linked above is this store's own stock, priced live at the time of writing.