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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Arsenal | 28 | 64 | 4 |
+39 | Liverpool | 28 | 64 | 2 |
+35 | Manchester City | 28 | 63 | 3 |
+18 | Aston Villa | 29 | 56 | 7 |
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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