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 4 April 2026, when Manchester City won 4-0.

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

13
Manchester City wins
13
Draws
17
Liverpool wins

73–68 on goals in 43 meetings since 23 August 2010

Recent Manchester City vs Liverpool results

  1. Manchester City4–0LiverpoolFA CupEtihad Stadium
  2. Liverpool1–2Manchester CityPremier LeagueAnfield
  3. Manchester City3–0LiverpoolPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  4. Manchester City0–2LiverpoolPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  5. Liverpool2–0Manchester CityPremier LeagueAnfield

Manchester City vs Liverpool history

Manchester City have won three of the last five, with none drawn. Liverpool last won at Etihad Stadium on 23 February 2025, by 2-0. 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.

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: Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool, April 2026

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Manchester City, 4-2-3-1
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Liverpool, 4-2-2-2
Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 27Matheus NunesD
  3. 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
  4. 15Addji GuéhiD
  5. 33Nico O'ReillyD
  6. 16RodriM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaM
  8. 42Antoine SemenyoM
  9. 10Mathis CherkiM
  10. 11Jérémy DokuM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

Bench

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 4Tijjani ReijndersM
  3. 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
  4. 8Mateo KovačićM
  5. 6Nathan AkéD
  6. 47Philip FodenM
  7. 7Omar MarmoushF
  8. 14Nico GonzálezM
  9. 26SávioF

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Liverpool crest
LiverpoolFormation 4-2-2-2
  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 2Joseph GomezD
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéD
  4. 4Virgil van DijkD
  5. 6Miloš KerkezD
  6. 38Ryan GravenberchM
  7. 17Curtis JonesM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
  9. 7Florian WirtzM
  10. 11Mohamed SalahF
  11. 22Hugo EkitikeF

Bench

  1. 28Frederick WoodmanG
  2. 14Federico ChiesaF
  3. 18Cody GakpoF
  4. 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
  5. 30Jeremie FrimpongD
  6. 68Kieran MorrisonM
  7. 26Andrew RobertsonD
  8. 42Treymaurice NyoniM
  9. 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.

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 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. Manchester City have won 13 of the 43 meetings between the clubs and Liverpool have won 17.

Liverpool vs Manchester City at Anfield

Updated 22 September 2026