Man City vs Liverpool 2022-23 English Premier League
4 - 1
Man City thrash Liverpool to close in on Premier League leaders Arsenal
Manchester City kept their hopes of a third successive Premier League title alive with a 4-1 comeback victory against Liverpool.
Match Commentary
- 17': Goal! Manchester City 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 19': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Goal! Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 33': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1.
- 46': Goal! Manchester City 2, Liverpool 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
- 53': Goal! Manchester City 3, Liverpool 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
- 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 74': Goal! Manchester City 4, Liverpool 1. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Rodri.
- 89': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Jack Grealish.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Liverpool 1.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,877
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
| +19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
 LIV |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 288 | Accurate Passes | 693 |
| 350 | Passes | 754 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 12 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 16 | Clearances | 10 |
Manchester City (3-2-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 16 | Rodri  |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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