Liverpool vs. Man City: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Amid the backdrop of Manchester City's groundbreaking guilty verdict, the Sky Blues' first game back after the international break had the potential to be an incredibly unforgiving one, as Enzo Maresca's men hit the road to face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

After a hostile welcome from the Liverpool fans, it ended up being a fantastic evening for the Citizens, as Manchester City eventually ran out 3-0 winners thanks to three goals in the second-half - as well as being helped by a red card to Ryan Gravenberch.

The Sky Blues, as a result, retain their flawless record in the Premier League after six matches, while Liverpool have dropped to ninth in the standings.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Liverpool and Man City.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 222

Liverpool wins: 110

Draws: 58

Man City wins: 64

From 222 previous battles between Liverpool and Manchester City, the Reds - who undoubtedly boast the more esteemed history - lead the head-to-head tally with 110 wins compared to 64 for the boys in blue, while another 58 contests have ended level.

What proved to be one of Liverpool's most critical wins over Man City arrived in February 2025, where Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai got the goals in a 2-0 away win, one that took the Reds 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

Also getting the better of Pep Guardiola and co in December 2024, Cody Gakpo and Salah's strikes earned the Reds a deserved identical victory at Anfield, where the Man City manager's six-figure gesture was the biggest talking point.

Meanwhile, the most recent of those 58 draws came at Anfield back in March 2024, as a slick John Stones opener was cancelled out by an Alexis Mac Allister spot kick, although the Reds felt that they should have had another penalty in the dying embers for Jeremy Doku's flying kick on the Argentine.

Earlier in the 2023-24 season, Erling Haaland opened the scoring for the reigning champions at the Etihad, but Trent Alexander-Arnold found the bottom corner to restore parity in the dying embers before irking the home crowd with a shushing celebration.

Alexander-Arnold's antics were not the sole reason for Citizens fan fury that day, though, as Pep Guardiola's side had a Ruben Dias strike ruled out for Manuel Akanji's perceived foul on Alisson Becker and lost their two-game winning sequence versus the Reds in the process.

Man City had earned a pair of Etihad successes over Liverpool in 2022-23 - a 3-2 EFL Cup success and 4-1 Premier League battering - but an Anfield encounter in October 2022 went the Reds' way thanks to Salah's solitary goal.

That triumph was not without a financial penalty for Jurgen Klopp, though, as the German gave the linesman an earful and took a £30,000 hit from the FA, and earlier meetings in 2022 saw the Reds prevail in the Community Shield and FA Cup semi-finals following a 2-2 Etihad draw in the Premier League.

Liverpool have historically dominated this encounter at Anfield, losing just one of the first 23 Premier League encounters with Man City at their home ground, but that record has started to turn in recent years.

Man City have now won three of their last seven visits to Anfield in the league, including back-to-back triumphs in February 2026 - winning 2-1 - and October 2026 - winning 3-0.

The most recent of those saw Andoni Iraola lose his first clash with Man City as Liverpool manager, while Maresca maintained his side's winning start to the 2026-27 campaign in spite of the noise surrounding the club following the 114 guilty verdict.