There have been some epic Liverpool v Man City fixtures in the recent past, with the two Premier League giants regularly doing battle at the top of the table.
Manchester City and Liverpool have established a modern rivalry, with the two north-west clubs regularly competing for the same trophies.
City have pipped the Reds to two Premier League titles in the past six years, finishing ahead of their rivals by just a point in 2019 and 2022.
Alongside their battles for trophies there have also been several memorable games between the English giants in different competitions in recent memory, particularly during the fiercely competitive era in which Jurgen Klopp was managing Liverpool, with Pep Guardiola at the helm for City.
Here, we recall the five best Liverpool v Man City matches and look ahead to the next time the two sides will meet, along with some of the biggest Liverpool v Man City results.
When do Liverpool play Man City?
The next match between Liverpool and Manchester City will take place on Sunday 23 February 2025, and will be played at City’s home ground, the Etihad Stadium.
The game will be the second Premier League clash between the sides in the 2024/25 season, following the first meeting at Anfield in December. Liverpool won that game 2-0 thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah.
Although Man City will be at home, Liverpool will be the clear favourites in the football betting due to their incredible performance in the Premier League this season. The Reds are flying high at the top of the table, while City have struggled to recapture their form from recent years.
Greatest Liverpool v Man City matches
5. Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool – October 2008 – Premier League
City were in control of this clash back in 2008 as first-half goals from Stephen Ireland and a brilliant Javier Garrido free-kick put Mark Hughes’ side 2-0 in front at the break.
However, Liverpool came storming back in the second half, scoring three times to complete a remarkable turnaround.
Fernando Torres pounced inside the penalty area to halve the deficit on 55 minutes before Pablo Zabaleta was sent off for the hosts for a lunge on Xabi Alonso.
That handed the visitors the initiative and, with an extra man, they were soon level when Torres struck again with 17 minutes to go.
With the game in the balance, Dirk Kuyt pounced in stoppage time to smash home the winner as Rafa Benitez’s side celebrated a memorable comeback success.
4. Manchester City 1-4 Liverpool – November 2015 – Premier League
Seven years later, there was another superb away win for the Reds to enjoy as the Jurgen Klopp era at Liverpool was given lift-off at the Etihad.
Klopp’s team went in front thanks to an early Eliaquim Mangala own goal and they stunned the hosts with a second through Philippe Coutinho midway through the first half.
When Roberto Firmino added a third soon after Liverpool were in dreamland and on their way to a statement win.
Sergio Aguero pulled one back just before the break and both sides wasted further chances before Martin Skrtel’s strike sealed it for the visitors with nine minutes left.
3. Manchester City 5-0 Liverpool – September 2017 – Premier League
In autumn 2017, City enjoyed a stunning home victory over their rivals as a five-star show left Liverpool reeling.
Aguero put the home side ahead and when Sadio Mane was sent off shortly after, the writing was on the wall for Klopp’s men.
The visitors couldn’t cope with City’s awesome firepower as a brace from Gabriel Jesus extended City’s advantage further, before Leroy Sane got in on the act with a double of his own.
2. Manchester City 1-2 Liverpool – April 2018 – Champions League
Liverpool were leading 3-0 from the first leg of this Champions League quarter-final showdown when they headed to the Etihad braced for a City comeback.
Pep Guardiola’s team got off to the perfect start when Jesus scored inside three minutes and for long spells City were on top as they looked to claw their way back into the tie.
However, Liverpool struck through Mohamed Salah early in the second half to take the game away from City and Firmino’s winner on the night secured an overall 5-1 aggregate victory to keep the Reds on course for the final.
1. Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool – January 2019 – Premier League
This game was billed as pivotal in the title race and so it proved as City secured a narrow win which set up a thrilling scrap between the two rivals at the top of the table in the second half of the season, from which City eventually prevailed.
After John Stones had cleared the ball off the line early on, Aguero’s goal just before half-time put the hosts in front before Firmino equalised in an end-to-end affair in the second half.
Sane delivered the winner for Guardiola’s team with 18 minutes to go and the victory reduced the gap on Liverpool at the top at the time to four points.
It gave City the hope they could recover and, in the end, Guardiola’s men edged to the title by just a point a few months later.
Liverpool v Man City records
Head-to-head: As of February 2025, Liverpool and Manchester City have played each other 197 times in all competitions. Liverpool have won 94 matches, Man City have won 50 and there have been 53 draws. There have been a total of 55 games in the Premier Leaguem, with Liverpool winning 22, Man City winning 12 and 21 games ending in a draw.
Biggest wins: The largest margin of victory in a Liverpool – Man City win is six goals. This has happened on two occasions, both of which were 6-0 wins. Man City beat Liverpool 6-0 in a Division One match on 11 September 1935, and Liverpool won by the same scoreline in the Premier League on 28 October 1995. City’s biggest win over Liverpool in the Premier League was the 5-0 victory on 9 September 2017.
Record goalscorers: Ian Rush is the record goalscorer in Liverpool v Man City fixtures. The former Liverpool striker scored 15 times across all competitions for the Reds against City. Behind him is Mohamed Salah, who has scored 12 Liverpool goals against Man City, and then Kenny Dalglish with 11.
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