FT Manchester City 4 - 1
Liverpool
Commentary:
90+4' Manchester City with a deserved victory after a fine display
90+4' That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+4' Ball possession: Manchester City: 69%, Liverpool: 31%.
90+3' Today's attendance is 52877.
90+3' Bernardo Silva from Manchester City takes a short corner kick from the right.
90+3' Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+2' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
90+2' Ederson Moraes from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+1' Julian Alvarez from Manchester City goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Konstantinos Tsimikas
90+1' Fabinho makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
90+1' The fourth official shows there are 3 minute(s) of time to be added.
90' The ref blows his whistle. Jordan Henderson charged Ilkay Gundogan from behind and it's a free-kick
90' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
90' Ball possession: Manchester City: 67%, Liverpool: 33%.
89' Ruben Dias relieves the pressure with a clearance
89' Jack Grealish is leaving the field to be replaced by Cole Palmer in a tactical substitution.
89' The ref blows his whistle. Julian Alvarez charged Ibrahima Konate from behind and it's a free-kick
88' Ibrahima Konate makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
87' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
87' James Milner successfully blocks the shot
87' A shot by Riyad Mahrez is blocked.
86' Kevin De Bruyne creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
86' Trent Alexander-Arnold relieves the pressure with a clearance
86' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
86' Ibrahima Konate wins an air challenge against Ilkay Gundogan
86' Good effort by Julian Alvarez as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
86' The cross by Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
86' Riyad Mahrez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
86' The referee signals a free kick as Konstantinos Tsimikas from Liverpool trips Riyad Mahrez
85' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
85' Ball possession: Manchester City: 64%, Liverpool: 36%.
84' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
84' Goal kick for Liverpool.
83' Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City takes a short corner kick from the right.
83' Rodri is leaving the field to be replaced by Bernardo Silva in a tactical substitution.
82' Cody Gakpo is leaving the field to be replaced by James Milner in a tactical substitution.
82' Fabinho successfully blocks the shot
82' A shot by Rodri is blocked.
82' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
82' Jack Grealish volleys a shot on target, but Alisson Becker is on hand to save it
82' The cross by Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
81' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
80' Liverpool has resigned and is just waiting for the referee to finish the match.
80' Ball possession: Manchester City: 65%, Liverpool: 35%.
79' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
78' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
78' The referee signals a free kick as Darwin Nunez from Liverpool trips Riyad Mahrez
77' Ibrahima Konate relieves the pressure with a clearance
77' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
76' Liverpool take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
76' Manuel Akanji makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
76' Liverpool are trying to create something here.
76' Virgil van Dijk makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
76' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
75' Ball possession: Manchester City: 63%, Liverpool: 37%.
74' Jack Grealish made the key pass for the goal!
74' Kevin De Bruyne provided the assist for the goal.
74' G O O O A A A L - Jack Grealish scores with the right foot!74' Kevin De Bruyne creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
74' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
73' Manchester City are satisfied with the result up to the point.
73' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
72' Alisson Becker from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
72' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
72' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
71' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
70' Mohamed Salah is leaving the field to be replaced by Darwin Nunez in a tactical substitution.
70' Harvey Elliott is leaving the field to be replaced by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in a tactical substitution.
70' Diogo Jota is leaving the field to be replaced by Roberto Firmino in a tactical substitution.
70' Ball possession: Manchester City: 63%, Liverpool: 37%.
70' Andrew Robertson is leaving the field to be replaced by Konstantinos Tsimikas in a tactical substitution.
69' Diogo Jota from Liverpool is ruled offside.
69' Harvey Elliott makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
69' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
68' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
68' Virgil van Dijk relieves the pressure with a clearance
68' Riyad Mahrez swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
67' Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
67' The match is very one-sided right now. Manchester City are clearly dominating possession
66' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
66' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
65' Ibrahima Konate makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
65' Ruben Dias relieves the pressure with a clearance
65' John Stones from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
65' Liverpool are in control of the ball.
65' Ball possession: Manchester City: 62%, Liverpool: 38%.
64' Trent Alexander-Arnold makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
64' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
63' Alisson Becker from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
63' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
63' Jack Grealish makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
62' The referee signals a free kick as Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City trips Cody Gakpo
62' Virgil van Dijk makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
62' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
61' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
61' John Stones makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
60' Ibrahima Konate from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
60' Riyad Mahrez swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
60' Ball possession: Manchester City: 62%, Liverpool: 38%.
60' Alisson Becker makes a crucial save!
60' Good effort by Jack Grealish as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
59' Manchester City start a counter attack.
59' Nathan Ake from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
59' Liverpool start a counter attack.
59' Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
59' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
58' Andrew Robertson from Liverpool goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Riyad Mahrez
58' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
57' The ref blows his whistle. Ibrahima Konate charged Julian Alvarez from behind and it's a free-kick
56' Trent Alexander-Arnold is penalised for pushing Riyad Mahrez.
56' Nathan Ake from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
56' Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
56' Trent Alexander-Arnold swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
55' Manuel Akanji successfully blocks the shot
55' A shot by Cody Gakpo is blocked.
55' Liverpool are trying to create something here.
55' Liverpool are in control of the ball.
55' Ball possession: Manchester City: 61%, Liverpool: 39%.
53' G O O O A A A L - Ilkay Gundogan reacts first on the loose ball and puts it away with the right!53' Trent Alexander-Arnold successfully blocks the shot
53' A shot by Julian Alvarez is blocked.
53' Riyad Mahrez creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
53' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
53' Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
52' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
52' Safe hands from Alisson Becker as he comes out and claims the ball
52' The cross by Jack Grealish from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
52' Manchester City start a counter attack.
51' Kevin De Bruyne relieves the pressure with a clearance
51' Diogo Jota from Liverpool is ruled offside.
50' Liverpool are trying to create something here.
50' Ball possession: Manchester City: 61%, Liverpool: 39%.
50' Cody Gakpo from Liverpool is ruled offside.
50' The cross by Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool successfully finds a teammate in the box.
50' Ruben Dias successfully blocks the shot
50' A shot by Diogo Jota is blocked.
50' Ruben Dias relieves the pressure with a clearance
50' The cross by Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool successfully finds a teammate in the box.
49' Dangerous challenge by Nathan Ake from Manchester City. Harvey Elliott on the receiving end of that.
48' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
48' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
47' Julian Alvarez made the key pass for the goal!
46' Riyad Mahrez provided the assist for the goal.
46' G O O O A A A L - Kevin De Bruyne scores with the left foot!46' The cross by Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
46' Manchester City start a counter attack.
46' Ilkay Gundogan makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
46' Goal kick for Manchester City.
46' John Stones from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
46' Jordan Henderson wins an air challenge against Kevin De Bruyne
46' The second half is underway.
45+3' It's over! The referee blows for half time
45+3' Ball possession: Manchester City: 62%, Liverpool: 38%.
45+2' Jordan Henderson makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+2' Ilkay Gundogan makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
45+2' The referee signals a free kick as Jack Grealish from Manchester City trips Ibrahima Konate
45+1' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
45+1' Goal kick for Liverpool.
45+1' The fourth official shows there are 2 minute(s) of time to be added.
45+1' A shot by Rodri is blocked.
45+1' Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City swings in the corner from the right.
45' Andrew Robertson from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
45' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
45' Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
45' Ball possession: Manchester City: 62%, Liverpool: 38%.
44' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
44' Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City is ruled offside.
44' Fabinho successfully blocks the shot
44' A shot by Ilkay Gundogan is blocked.
44' Riyad Mahrez creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
44' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
43' Andrew Robertson from Liverpool goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Riyad Mahrez
43' John Stones relieves the pressure with a clearance
43' Liverpool take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
42' Mohamed Salah from Liverpool is ruled offside.
42' Liverpool are trying to create something here.
41' Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
41' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
41' Andrew Robertson could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.
41' Virgil van Dijk relieves the pressure with a clearance
41' Riyad Mahrez swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
40' Play has been stopped while the referee talks to the players.
40' Ball possession: Manchester City: 64%, Liverpool: 36%.
40' Andrew Robertson from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
39' The ref blows his whistle. Trent Alexander-Arnold charged Jack Grealish from behind and it's a free-kick
38' The game is restarted.
37' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
37' Trent Alexander-Arnold is penalised for pushing Jack Grealish.
37' Nathan Ake from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
37' John Stones from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
37' Liverpool start a counter attack.
37' Diogo Jota wins an air challenge against Manuel Akanji
36' Ilkay Gundogan from Manchester City is ruled offside.
36' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
35' The game is restarted.
35' Ball possession: Manchester City: 65%, Liverpool: 35%.
34' Play has been stopped while the referee talks to the players.
34' The ref blows his whistle. Rodri charged Cody Gakpo from behind and it's a free-kick
34' Ibrahima Konate relieves the pressure with a clearance
34' Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City sends an effort wide of target
34' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
33' After a tactical foul, Rodri sees no other way than stopping the counter and receives a yellow card.
33' Rodri from Manchester City goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Diogo Jota
33' Trent Alexander-Arnold relieves the pressure with a clearance
32' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
32' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
31' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
31' Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City is ruled offside.
31' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
30' Safe hands from Alisson Becker as he comes out and claims the ball
30' Ball possession: Manchester City: 61%, Liverpool: 39%.
30' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
29' Riyad Mahrez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
29' With that goal, Manchester City equalised. Game on!
28' A wonderful team goal!
27' Ilkay Gundogan made the key pass for the goal!
27' Jack Grealish provided the assist for the goal.
27' G O O O A A A L - Julian Alvarez scores with the right foot!27' Jack Grealish creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
27' Manchester City with a potentially dangerous attack.
27' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
27' Jack Grealish relieves the pressure with a clearance
26' Liverpool start a counter attack.
26' Diogo Jota from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
26' Kevin De Bruyne swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
26' Jordan Henderson from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
26' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
25' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
25' Fabinho relieves the pressure with a clearance
25' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
25' Ball possession: Manchester City: 60%, Liverpool: 40%.
24' Cody Gakpo from Liverpool is ruled offside.
24' Harvey Elliott creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
24' Liverpool are trying to create something here.
23' John Stones is penalised for pushing Diogo Jota.
23' Andrew Robertson makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
23' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
23' Virgil van Dijk wins an air challenge against Riyad Mahrez
22' Goal kick for Liverpool.
22' Oooh... that was a sitter! Riyad Mahrez should have scored from that position
22' Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City sends an effort wide of target
22' Ilkay Gundogan creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
22' The cross by Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
22' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
22' Andrew Robertson relieves the pressure with a clearance
22' Ilkay Gundogan goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
22' Kevin De Bruyne creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
22' The cross by Jack Grealish from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
21' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
21' Ederson Moraes from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
21' Liverpool are trying to create something here.
20' Liverpool take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
20' Ball possession: Manchester City: 71%, Liverpool: 29%.
20' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
19' A silly yellow card for Mohamed Salah there as he kicks the ball away in frustration
19' The referee signals a free kick as John Stones from Manchester City trips Cody Gakpo
19' Virgil van Dijk makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
18' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
18' GOAL STANDS! - After reviewing the situation, the referee decides that the goal for Liverpool stands.
17' VAR - GOAL! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, pending goal situation.
17' Trent Alexander-Arnold made the key pass for the goal!
17' Diogo Jota provided the assist for the goal.
17' G O O O A A A L - Mohamed Salah scores with the left foot!17' Diogo Jota creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
17' Trent Alexander-Arnold creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
17' Liverpool start a counter attack.
16' Liverpool are in control of the ball.
16' Liverpool take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
16' Nathan Ake successfully blocks the shot
16' A shot by Harvey Elliott is blocked.
16' Ruben Dias successfully blocks the shot
16' A shot by Mohamed Salah is blocked.
15' Liverpool start a counter attack.
15' Fabinho makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
15' Jordan Henderson could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.
15' Virgil van Dijk makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
15' John Stones makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
15' Ball possession: Manchester City: 79%, Liverpool: 21%.
15' Goal kick for Liverpool.
15' Riyad Mahrez goes for goal on the direct free kick, but the shot sails wide
13' Dangerous challenge by Jordan Henderson from Liverpool. Kevin De Bruyne on the receiving end of that.
13' Cody Gakpo could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.
13' Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
13' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
12' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
12' Liverpool are trying to create something here.
12' Virgil van Dijk makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
11' Good effort by Rodri as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
11' Riyad Mahrez creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
11' Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
11' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
10' Liverpool are in control of the ball.
10' Ibrahima Konate makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
10' Ball possession: Manchester City: 75%, Liverpool: 25%.
9' Safe hands from Alisson Becker as he comes out and claims the ball
9' Ilkay Gundogan creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
9' The cross by Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
8' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
8' The game is restarted.
7' Play has been stopped while the referee talks to the players.
7' The referee signals a free kick as Fabinho from Liverpool trips Jack Grealish
7' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
6' Alisson Becker from Liverpool intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
6' The cross by Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
5' Fabinho from Liverpool goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Jack Grealish
5' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
5' Ball possession: Manchester City: 50%, Liverpool: 50%.
4' Mohamed Salah makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
4' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
3' Goal kick for Manchester City.
3' Liverpool are trying to create something here.
3' Rodri from Manchester City concedes a foul on Cody Gakpo but the referee decides against stopping the play and waves play on!
3' Liverpool take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
3' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
3' The game is restarted.
2' Play has been stopped while the referee talks to the players.
2' Virgil van Dijk relieves the pressure with a clearance
1' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
1' The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play
1' Cloudy conditions overhead at the moment.
1' Manchester City kick-off, and the game is underway.
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