Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield on 11 October 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 6 of the Premier League. They last met on 4 April 2026, when Manchester City won 4-0.
Liverpool vs Manchester City match facts
- Kick-off
- Sun 11 Oct 2026, 16:30
- Stadium
- Anfield, Liverpool
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 6
Liverpool vs Manchester City lineups
Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.
Liverpool vs Manchester City head to head
- 17
- Liverpool wins
- 13
- Draws
- 13
- Manchester City wins
68–73 on goals in 43 meetings since 23 August 2010
Recent Liverpool vs Manchester City results
- Manchester City4–0LiverpoolFA CupEtihad Stadium
- Liverpool1–2Manchester CityPremier LeagueAnfield
- Manchester City3–0LiverpoolPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
- Manchester City0–2LiverpoolPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
- Liverpool2–0Manchester CityPremier LeagueAnfield
Liverpool vs Manchester City history
Liverpool have won two of the last five, with none drawn. Manchester City last won at Anfield on 8 February 2026, by 2-1. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in one of the last five. Manchester City are unbeaten in the last three meetings.
Anfield
Liverpool play at Anfield in Liverpool. The ground holds 61,276. Manchester City have won there twice in twelve visits, most recently in February 2026. Liverpool have won seven of those, with three drawn. The pitch is grass. Manchester City's most recent visit was on 8 February 2026, a 2-1 win.
Last meeting: Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool, April 2026
- 1James TraffordG
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
- 15Addji GuéhiD
- 33Nico O'ReillyD
- 16RodriM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 42Antoine SemenyoM
- 10Mathis CherkiM
- 11Jérémy DokuM
- 9Erling HaalandF
Bench
- 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 4Tijjani ReijndersM
- 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
- 8Mateo KovačićM
- 6Nathan AkéD
- 47Philip FodenM
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 26SávioF
Coach: Pep Guardiola
- 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
- 2Joseph GomezD
- 5Ibrahima KonatéD
- 4Virgil van DijkD
- 6Miloš KerkezD
- 38Ryan GravenberchM
- 17Curtis JonesM
- 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
- 7Florian WirtzM
- 11Mohamed SalahF
- 22Hugo EkitikeF
Bench
- 28Frederick WoodmanG
- 14Federico ChiesaF
- 18Cody GakpoF
- 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 30Jeremie FrimpongD
- 68Kieran MorrisonM
- 26Andrew RobertsonD
- 42Treymaurice NyoniM
- 73Rio NgumohaF
Coach: Arne Slot
Manchester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Liverpool in a 4-2-2-2 when the clubs last met, on 4 April 2026 in the FA Cup. Manchester City won 4-0. Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo scored. James Trafford and Giorgi Mamardashvili started in goal.
Liverpool vs Manchester City lineups — common questions
- When is Liverpool vs Manchester City?
- Liverpool vs Manchester City kicks off at 16:30 UK time on 11 October 2026 at Anfield in Liverpool. The match is Matchweek 6 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 4 April 2026.
- What was the score in the last Liverpool vs Manchester City match?
- In the meeting before this one, Manchester City won 4-0 on 4 April 2026 in the FA Cup. The time before that, Manchester City won 2-1 on 8 February 2026 in the Premier League. Liverpool have won 17 of the 43 meetings between the clubs and Manchester City have won 13.
Manchester City vs Liverpool at Etihad Stadium
Updated 22 September 2026