Premier League · Matchweek 35

Manchester City vs Liverpool lineups

Manchester City host Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on 8 May 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 35 of the Premier League. They last met on 11 October 2026, when Manchester City won 3-0.

Manchester City vs Liverpool match facts

Kick-off
Sat 8 May 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 35

Manchester City vs Liverpool 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.

Manchester City vs Liverpool head to head

14
Manchester City wins
13
Draws
17
Liverpool wins

76–68 on goals in 44 meetings since 23 August 2010

Recent Manchester City vs Liverpool results

  1. Liverpool0–3Manchester CityPremier LeagueAnfield
  2. Manchester City4–0LiverpoolFA CupEtihad Stadium
  3. Liverpool1–2Manchester CityPremier LeagueAnfield
  4. Manchester City3–0LiverpoolPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  5. Manchester City0–2LiverpoolPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium

Manchester City vs Liverpool history

Manchester City have won four of the last five, with none drawn. Liverpool last won at Etihad Stadium on 23 February 2025, by 2-0. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in one of the last five.

Etihad Stadium

Manchester City play at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The ground holds 55,097. Liverpool have won there twice in thirteen visits, most recently in February 2025. Manchester City have won seven of those, with four drawn. The pitch is grass. Liverpool's most recent visit was on 4 April 2026, a 0-4 defeat.

Last meeting: Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City, October 2026

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Liverpool, 4-2-3-1
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Manchester City, 4-2-3-1
Liverpool crest
LiverpoolFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 33Ronald AraújoD
  3. 5Jérémy JacquetD
  4. 4Virgil van DijkD
  5. 6Miloš KerkezD
  6. 38Ryan GravenberchM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
  8. 23Víctor MuñozM
  9. 7Florian WirtzM
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaM
  11. 67Lewis KoumasF

Bench

  1. 73Rio NgumohaF
  2. 14Federico ChiesaF
  3. 42Treymaurice NyoniM
  4. 3Wataru EndoM
  5. 30Jeremie FrimpongD
  6. 21Konstantinos TsimikasD
  7. 2Joseph GomezD
  8. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  9. 53James McConnellM

Coach: Andoni Iraola

Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 27Matheus NunesD
  3. 3Rúben DiasD
  4. 6Addji GuéhiD
  5. 33Nico O'ReillyD
  6. 5Elliot AndersonM
  7. 17Enzo FernándezM
  8. 7Iliman NdiayeM
  9. 10Mathis CherkiM
  10. 42Antoine SemenyoM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

Bench

  1. 37AllanF
  2. 32Ayyoub BouaddiM
  3. 11Jérémy DokuF
  4. 8Mateo KovačićM
  5. 82Rico LewisD
  6. 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
  7. 24Joško GvardiolD
  8. 22Vitor NunesD
  9. 28Gerónimo RulliG

Coach: E. Maresca

Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester City in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 11 October 2026 in the Premier League. Manchester City won 3-0. Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki scored. Alisson Becker and Gianluigi Donnarumma started in goal.

Manchester City vs Liverpool lineups — common questions

When is Manchester City vs Liverpool?
Manchester City vs Liverpool kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 8 May 2027 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The match is Matchweek 35 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Manchester City vs Liverpool match?
In the meeting before this one, Manchester City won 3-0 on 11 October 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Manchester City won 4-0 on 4 April 2026 in the FA Cup. Manchester City have won 14 of the 44 meetings between the clubs and Liverpool have won 17.

Liverpool vs Manchester City at Anfield

Updated 12 October 2026