Ten-Man Liverpool Beaten 3-0 by Man City at Anfield as Perfect Start Continues

Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Sunday, October 11, to make it six wins from six in the Premier League. All three goals came in the space of 13 minutes after Ryan Gravenberch was sent off.

Liverpool started on top and had most of the ball in the opening minutes. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had to make several important saves in the first half to keep the scores level, and Erling Haaland put a good chance wide. The match stayed goalless until just after the hour, when Gravenberch picked up a second yellow card and was sent off.

City punished Liverpool almost straight away. Haaland scored in the 65th minute when a deflected shot fell into his path. Jérémy Doku made it 2-0 in the 68th minute with a superb long-range curler into the far top corner. Rayan Cherki completed the win in the 78th minute. He let a ball run through to Joško Gvardiol, then ran into the box to meet the return pass and finish.

The result lifts City to 18 points, three clear of Arsenal. Liverpool, managed by Andoni Iraola, have 7 points and are ninth after their first league defeat of the season. The win also extends City's winning run to eight matches in all competitions. Enzo Maresca has become the fourth manager after Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to win his first six Premier League games in charge of a club.

It was City's first match since an independent commission found them guilty of serious breaches of Premier League financial rules. They won it with Phil Foden suspended. Liverpool were without Dominik Szoboszlai, who was ruled out with a hamstring problem, along with Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Hugo Ekitike through injury.