Liverpool vs Manchester City Highlights, Premier League 2024-25: Liverpool Beat Manchester City 2-0 To Open Up Nine-Point Premier League Lead

Premier League LIVE: Massive win for Liverpool

Liverpool opened up a nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Manchester City’s crisis deepened in a 2-0 defeat at Anfield on Sunday. Cody Gakpo’s 12th-minute goal was scant reward for the Reds’ first-half domination and they sealed an 18th win in 20 games under Arne Slot thanks to Mohamed Salah’s penalty.

Premier League LIVE: Man City in deep trouble

This is the first time since 2007 that Manchester City are going to go winless in 7 consecutive games across competitions. De Bruyne actually received a good chance to score with just the keeper in front of him but Kelleher was up to the challenge.

Premier League LIVE: Salah doubles the lead

Mohamed Salah scores from the spot and Liverpool lead 2-0 against Manchester City. A win in this game will take them 9 points clear of Arsenal and 11 points clear of City. What scenes at Anfield!

Premier League LIVE: Penalty for Liverpool

A horrible error from Manchester City and Luis Diaz was onto the goal in a flash. A tackle from Ortego and Liverpool have a penalty!

Premier League LIVE: Two more chances

Manchester City have enjoyed the majority of possession in this half but Liverpool still found two good chances to double their lead. The first shot from Salah was blocked by the Manchester City defender while Cody Gakpo’s powerful strike was saved well by Ortega.

Premier League LIVE: Pep’s stunning tactic

Manchester City are going to try something new and they have introduced both Silvinho and Doku on both the wings. Both footballers are extremely fast and Pep is looking to catch Liverpool out of the position by using their pace.

Premier League LIVE: Huge miss from Salah

What have you done, Mohamed Salah? An absolute sitter for the Egyptian superstar but he failed to make it 2-0 against Manchester City. A defensive mistake handed Salah the perfect opportunity but his shot sailed over Ortega as well as the goal.

Premier League LIVE: Pep Guardiola’s reaction

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is growing increasingly frustrated as the match continues. Pep’s side has not given him much to celebrate in the past 5-6 games and his reaction says it all.

Premier League LIVE: Second half begins

The second half is underway and Manchester City are the aggressor at the start of this half. A corner for City but Akanji’s header was not good enough. Liverpool produced an almost instant reply but Gakpo was not able to find the back of the net this time.

Premier League LIVE: Liverpool lead at half-time

It is half-time at Anfield and Liverpool lead 1-0 against Manchester City. It was mostly one-way traffic as Cody Gakpo got the goal very early. While Manchester City did fight back, the deficit still remains and it can be a huge problem for City if this continues.

Premier League LIVE: Big day for Ruben Amorim

Ruben Amorim enjoyed a dream home Premier League debut as Manchester United thrashed Everton 4-0 thanks to doubles from Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee. The Portuguese’s first game in charge at Ipswich last weekend showed how much work he has ahead as United blew an early lead to draw 1-1 at Portman Road.

Premier League LIVE: City settling down

Manchester City had a torrid start to proceedings but the game seems to be settling down a bit finally. City produced a couple of good attacks and even had a shot close to the opposition goal. However, nothing to boast as Liverpool continue to lead 1-0.

Premier League LIVE: Man City looking at unwanted record

Manchester City are without a win in six games, with five consecutive defeats followed by a 3-3 Champions League draw against Feyenoord on Tuesday, when City blew a 3-0 lead in the final 15 minutes. Defeat at Anfield on Sunday would leave the Premier League champions 11 points behind Arne Slot’s men.

Premier League LIVE: Yellow card for Nunes

Things just got worse for Manchester City. Matheus Nunes received the ball on the flanks and made a good run into the Liverpool box. However, he lost the ball at the very last moment and his resultant tackle earned him the first yellow card of the match.

Premier League LIVE: More pressure from Liverpool

Liverpool are just relentless in their approach. The goal came quite early for Arne Slot’s team but they are not letting the momentum slow down even a bit. Salah with a good chance and Van Djik’s header missed the goal by a whisker. This can get quite bad for Manchester City.

Premier League LIVE: Gakpo scores

What a goal and Liverpool have scored the opener! Just 12 minutes in and Cody Gakpo has scored the first goal of the match. A brilliant ball found Mohamed Salah who timed his run to perfection and a measured pass found Cody Gakpo who just had to tap the ball inside the goal.

Premier League LIVE: Save from Ortega

It has been a solid start from Liverpool. Another good move down the middle and this time, the shot from Szoboszlai was too weak as Ortega saved it comfortably. Manchester City will be relieved as their defense is already looking quite shaky.

Premier League LIVE: Match starts

The match between Liverpool and Manchester City is underway. The Reds start the match on a positive note with a darting run from Mohamed Salah. However, the finish was just not up to the mark.

Premier League LIVE: Teams coming out in the middle

The teams are coming out in the middle and it is time for the much-anticipated encounter. Manchester City and Liverpool have played a number of high-scoring games in the recent past and this can be another legendary clash. With the fortunes of the two teams hanging on the balance, this game can be a potential title-decider.

Premier League LIVE: Manchester City Playing XI

Ortega Moreno, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Lewis, Gundogan, Nunes, Bernardo, Foden, Haaland.

Premier League LIVE: Liverpool playing XI

Kelleher, Trent Alexander Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson. Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.

Premier League LIVE: Big blow for Liverpool

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate has expressed his frustration at suffering a knee injury that will rule him out of Sunday’s top-of-the-table Premier League clash against Manchester City. Konate picked up the issue in the dying seconds of the Reds’ 2-0 Champions League win over Real Madrid after a clash with Brazilian striker Endrick. The French international’s form has been key to Liverpool’s stunning start to Arne Slot’s time in charge.

Premier League LIVE: Big claim from Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola says he is braced for the challenge of turning around Manchester City’s fortunes after the worst run of his managerial career ahead of a daunting trip to runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool. City are without a win in six games, with five consecutive defeats followed by a 3-3 Champions League draw against Feyenoord on Tuesday, when City blew a 3-0 lead in the final 15 minutes.

Premier League LIVE: Hello and welcome

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Premier League encounter between Liverpool and Manchester City. A massive clash when it comes to the future of the Premier League title but the two teams have enjoyed extremely contrasting fortunes. However, a win will do wonders for both of their respective campaigns.