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Manchester City beat Liverpool as injuries and lack of depth are exposed
Manchester City beat Liverpool at Anfield in a match that exposed Liverpool's shortage of attacking options.
It was Andoni Iraola's first defeat since he moved from Bournemouth to manage Liverpool.
Liverpool were without Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai, and the story says those three had scored six of the team's seven league goals that season.
A red card also left Liverpool playing with ten men, though the story says the decision was wrong.
Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola, two expensive signings, were criticised for failing to make enough impact.
Lewis Koumas and Victor Munoz were among the few Liverpool players praised for their performances.
The result raised questions about whether Liverpool have enough depth to cope when key players are absent.
Manchester City beat Liverpool in a match that exposed concerns about Liverpool’s squad depth and attacking options.
Liverpool were without Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai.
The article said Jeremy Doku, Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland were too much for Liverpool to handle.
A red card for Liverpool was described by the article as the wrong decision.
Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola were criticised for failing to make enough impact.
- Who
- Manchester City beat Liverpool.
- What
- Liverpool lost, with injuries and a lack of squad depth highlighted as concerns.
- When
- Sunday, 11 October 2026, according to the article’s publication details.
- Where
- Anfield, Liverpool.
- Why
- City’s attacking players troubled Liverpool, while absences left Liverpool short of options; the article also cited a red card.
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- Liverpool absentees
- Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai
- Liverpool league goals this season
- 7
- Goals scored by the absent trio
- 6 of Liverpool’s 7 league goals
- Victor Munoz transfer fee
- £34.5m
- Wirtz and Barcola combined cost
- £239m
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