Liverpool v Manchester City result

Full-time · Liverpool 1–4 Manchester City

Premier League · Sun, 07 Feb 2021 16:30 GMT · Anfield

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Liverpool · Manchester City · Head-to-head

Liverpool 1–4 Manchester City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City won 4–1 at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday 7 February. Manchester City are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: İlkay Gündoğan (49’; 73’, assisted by Philip Foden), R. Sterling (76’, assisted by Bernardo Silva) and Philip Foden (83’, assisted by Gabriel Jesus); Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (63’ pen).

Discipline

M. Oliver showed three yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 23 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Liverpool: Thiago Alcântara (3’) and Fabinho (70’); Manchester City: Rúben Dias (62’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 23, across 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Philip Foden (Manchester City) 12.3, R. Sterling (Manchester City) 11.4 and İlkay Gündoğan (Manchester City) 8.9 led the match.

Next up

Liverpool next host Villarreal on 20 October 2026.

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Liverpool: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Liverpool 1–4 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: Anfield · Liverpool
Referee: M. Oliver
Head-to-head (last 6): Liverpool 1 · draws 3 · Manchester City 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Liverpool 2W 0D 3L · Manchester City 5W 0D 0L

Liverpool 1–4 Manchester City (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 2.63

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.88 / 8.29

Corners

against 2.5 / 2.29 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.25 / 6.71

Shots on target

against 3.25 / 1.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.63 / 0.43

Cards

against 1 / 2 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.3 yellows

Referee · M. Oliver

1.35 home / 1.96 away

over 23 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 February 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Liverpool for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.63 for · 0.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.88 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	8.29 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	17.88 for · 7.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16.57 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.71 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.63 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	6 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.43 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: M. Oliver — 3.3 yellow cards a game, 0.04 red cards, 22.78 fouls over 23 matches (1.35 to the home side, 1.96 to the away side).

Home 1.35Away 1.96

Liverpool

Liverpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Thiago Alcântara n 8	81.8	2.9 7/7	1 5/2	—
X. Shaqiri n 8	45.6	2.5 6/4	0.5 1/1	—
N. Phillips n 7	83.6	1.8 7/3	0.3 2/0	—
T. Minamino n 8	60.6	1.5 5/3	1.1 3/1	—
C. Jones n 8	46.5	1.5 3/2	0.7 3/0	—

Liverpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Origi n 8	26	3.5 3/2	1.3 2/1
Mohamed Salah n 8	80.9	3.2 8/5	1.8 4/3
S. Mané n 8	80.3	2.4 6/4	1.4 4/2
Roberto Firmino n 8	63.1	2.3 6/5	0.5 2/1
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain n 8	32.3	2.1 5/1	0.7 2/0

Liverpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mohamed Salah n 8	80.9	0.7 3/2	0 0/0
S. Mané n 8	80.3	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
Roberto Firmino n 8	63.1	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
X. Shaqiri n 8	45.6	0 0/0	0.7 2/1
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain n 8	32.3	0 0/0	0.7 2/0

Liverpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Thiago Alcântara n 8	81.8	2.8 5/5
J. Milner n 8	63	2.5 6/5
S. Mané n 8	80.3	2.1 6/4
J. Matip n 8	74.4	2 7/5
N. Williams n 8	56.1	2 6/3

Liverpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Kelleher n 8	90	2.8 7/5
Alisson Becker n 8	90	2 5/2

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Delap n 3	48	1.9 2/1	0 0/0	—
Ferran Torres n 8	53.6	1.3 3/3	1.5 5/2	—
K. De Bruyne n 8	77.6	1.2 5/2	1 5/1	—
Fernandinho n 8	65.1	1.2 4/3	0.2 1/0	—
K. Walker n 8	63.3	1.2 4/2	0.9 3/2	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gabriel Jesus n 8	64.9	2.1 6/3	1.4 5/3
L. Delap n 3	48	1.9 3/0	0.6 1/0
İ. Gündoğan n 8	74.4	1.8 5/4	0.9 4/2
João Cancelo n 8	62.6	1.8 6/2	0.9 4/1
K. De Bruyne n 8	77.6	1.7 7/2	1 5/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Nmecha n 3	25.7	0 0/0	1.2 1/0
İ. Gündoğan n 8	74.4	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	77.6	0.1 1/0	0.7 5/0
R. Sterling n 8	77.5	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
João Cancelo n 8	62.6	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Rodri n 8	66.1	3.1 7/4
Fernandinho n 8	65.1	2.6 5/3
K. De Bruyne n 8	77.6	2 6/4
K. Walker n 8	63.3	1.6 5/2
João Cancelo n 8	62.6	1.6 5/3

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	1.5 3/2
Z. Steffen n 8	90	1.4 4/0

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Liverpool		Manchester City
55%	Possession	45%
8	Shots	8
3	Shots on target	5
2	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	0
5	Shots inside the box	6
6	Corners	1
1	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
649	Passes	519
88%	Pass accuracy	86%

Liverpool player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alisson Becker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2
Trent Alexander-Arnold	90	0	0	0	2	5	0	6.5
Fabinho	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6
J. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
G. Wijnaldum	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Mohamed Salah	90	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
Roberto Firmino	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.7
S. Mané	90	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.9
A. Robertson	85	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
Thiago Alcântara	68	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.3
C. Jones	68	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.2
X. Shaqiri sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Milner sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
K. Tsimikas sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
João Cancelo	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
J. Stones	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
O. Zinchenko	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Bernardo Silva	90	0	1	1	0	1	4	0	7
Rodri	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
İ. Gündoğan	90	2	0	3	2	0	1	0	8.2
P. Foden	90	1	1	2	2	1	2	0	8.3
R. Sterling	90	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	8
R. Mahrez	72	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Gabriel Jesus sub	18	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Liverpool v Manchester City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LiverpoolLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Manchester CityWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.6 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Liverpool 1 · 3 draws · Manchester City 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2020-11-08 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool
2020-07-02 Manchester City 4–0 Liverpool
2019-11-10 Liverpool 3–1 Manchester City
2019-08-04 Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City
2019-01-03 Manchester City 2–1 Liverpool
2018-10-07 Liverpool 0–0 Manchester City

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Liverpool#3 pos69 pts38 pl+26 GD

Manchester City#1 pos86 pts38 pl+51 GD

Goals per game

Liverpool scored1.79

Manchester City scored2.18

Liverpool conceded1.11

Manchester City conceded0.84

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What is the head-to-head record between Liverpool and Manchester City?: In their last 6 meetings, Liverpool won 1, Manchester City won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
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