MANCHESTER. Manchester City estinguishes Liverpool 4-1 with goals of Julián Álvarez (28′), Kevin De Bruyne (47′), Ilkay Gündogan (53′) and Jack Grealish (74′). On the other side, Liverpool scored with ​Mohamed Salah (17′). Manchester City was truly superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the support of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Manchester City

4 - 1

Liverpool

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 17 Total 4
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 0
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 127 Attack 57
  • 73 Dangerous attack 27
  • 81 Ball safe 63
  • 17 Free Kicks 12
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 69% while Liverpool was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match​.

Manchester City shot 17 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Liverpool shot 4 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 1 yellow card (Rodri). Talking about the opposition, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (Mohamed Salah).

Match Timeline

17'
Mohamed Salah(goal)Diogo Jota
17'
Mohamed Salah(var)
20'
Mohamed Salah- Yellow
Julián Álvarez(goal)Jack Grealish
28'
Rodri- Yellow
33'
Kevin De Bruyne(goal)Riyad Mahrez
47'
53'
70'
70'
Darwin Núñez - sub ->Mohamed Salah
70'
Konstantinos Tsimikas- sub ->Andrew Robertson
70'
Jack Grealish(goal)Kevin De Bruyne
74'
82'
Bernardo Silva- sub ->Rodri
83'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After playing this match, Manchester City will have 64 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will stay with 42 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Everton on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (7 draws).

Liverpool will play away agasint Leicester City on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
6.1
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
7.2
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
6.7
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
6.4
M
John Stones 5.England
6.9
M
İlkay Gündoğan 8.Germany
7.3
53'
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
8.9
47'
M
Rodri 16.Spain
7.1
83' 33'
F
Jack Grealish 10.England
8.9
89' 74'
F
Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria
8.3
F
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
7.6
28'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
D
Rico Lewis 82.England
D
Aymeric Laporte 14.Spain
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
83'
M
Cole Palmer 80.England
89'
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
M
Maximo Perrone 32.Argentina
M
Kalvin Phillips 4.England

Manchester City started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (6.1), Manuel Akanji (6.4), Rúben Dias (6.7), Nathan Aké (7.2), John Stones (6.9), Rodri (7.1), Riyad Mahrez (8.3), Kevin De Bruyne (8.9), İlkay Gündoğan (7.3), Jack Grealish (8.9) and Julián Álvarez (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Bernardo Silva, Stefan Ortega, Kyle Walker, Cole Palmer, Sergio Gómez, Rico Lewis, Maximo Perrone, Kalvin Phillips and Aymeric Laporte.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 2 changes: Rodri for Bernardo Silva (83′) and Jack Grealish for Cole Palmer (89′).

Best player: Kevin De Bruyne​

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 68 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson 1.Brazil
6.4
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
6.5
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
6.0
70'
D
Trent Alexander-Arnold 66.England
6.6
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
6.2
M
Jordan Henderson 14.England
6.4
M
Fabinho 3.Brazil
6.5
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
6.5
70'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
7.1
70' 20' 17'
F
Diogo Jota 20.Portugal
6.8
70'
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
6.2
82'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
6.4
70'
D
Joel Matip 32.Cameroon
D
Joe Gomez 2.England
M
James Milner 7.England
82'
M
Arthur Melo 29.Brazil
M
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 15.England
6.5
70'
F
Roberto Firmino 9.Brazil
6.7
70'
F
Darwin Núñez 27.Uruguay
6.6
70'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (6.4), Trent Alexander-Arnold (6.6), Ibrahima Konaté (6.2), Virgil van Dijk (6.5), Andrew Robertson (6.0), Harvey Elliott (6.5), Fabinho (6.5), Jordan Henderson (6.4), Mohamed Salah (7.1), Cody Gakpo (6.2) and Diogo Jota (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Roberto Firmino (6.7), Konstantinos Tsimikas (6.4), Joël Matip, Joe Gomez, James Milner, Darwin Núñez (6.6), Arthur, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (6.5) and Caoimhin Kelleher.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: Andrew Robertson for Konstantinos Tsimikas (70′), Diogo Jota  for Roberto Firmino (70′), Mohamed Salah for Darwin Nuñez (70′), H. Elliott for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (70′) and C. Gakpo for James Milner (82′).

Best player: Mohamed Salah​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​