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Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 after club’s financial rules verdict
Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield in the Premier League.
Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku and Rayan Cherki scored in the second half.
The match was City’s first since an independent commission found the club guilty of 114 breaches of league financial rules.
Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for a second yellow card in the 62nd minute, and City scored soon after.
City have won all six of their league matches and are top of the table.
Liverpool suffered their first league defeat of the season.
City head coach Enzo Maresca said the team focused on winning despite the controversy, while Liverpool coach Andoni Iraola said his side had been better before the red card.
The sources do not say when City’s appeal will be heard.
Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield in their first match since being found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League financial regulations.
Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku and Rayan Cherki scored second-half goals for City.
Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was sent off in the 62nd minute, and City scored their first goal three minutes later.
The result gave City six wins from six league matches and kept them top of the table.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola said his side had been better before the red card and criticised the decision to book Gravenberch.
- Who
- Manchester City beat Liverpool.
- What
- City won 3-0 in a Premier League match.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Anfield, Liverpool.
- Why
- City scored three second-half goals after Liverpool were reduced to 10 men; the sources do not state a broader reason for the result.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola
The referee
Red card
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola
Iraola said Gravenberch’s dismissal changed the match and that Liverpool had been the better team before it.
The referee
The referee showed Gravenberch a second yellow card for a foul on Doku.
First booking
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola
Iraola said the first foul was never a yellow card and questioned the decision.
The referee
Not stated.
Our noise is to win games in the way we did today and to be happy.
I think we were the better team until the red card and they were better than us, obviously, after the red card.
I think the first foul of Ryan is never a yellow card, never.
Manchester City were found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League financial regulations.
Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Erling Haaland scored City’s opening goal.
Jérémy Doku scored to make it 2-0.
Rayan Cherki scored City’s third goal.
- Final score
- Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
- Financial verdict
- City found guilty of 114 breaches
- Dismissal
- Ryan Gravenberch, 62nd minute
- Goals
- Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku and Rayan Cherki
- City league record
- Six wins from six; 18 points
- Liverpool position
- Ninth in the standings
Sources
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