Liverpool host Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday in the latest instalment of a rivalry that has become one of the most intense in English football in recent years.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at some memorable encounters between the two clubs.
January 2019: Man City 2 Liverpool 1
An iconic clearance from John Stones against Liverpool! ?⛔️ pic.twitter.com/UtzRRRfr9u
— Manchester City (@ManCity) November 23, 2023
City and Liverpool were engaged in a ferocious title battle in 2018-19 in which the standards set by both reached new heights. After a thrilling run-in, it was Pep Guardiola’s side who eventually came out on top by a just single point – an outcome which emphasised the importance of their win over the Reds in January. Goals from Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane either side of a Roberto Firmino brace were the telling statistics, but the most critical moment proved to be a goal-line clearance by John Stones as the City defender swept the ball away with just 1.12cm to spare.
October 2021: Liverpool 2 Man City 2
January 2018: Liverpool 4 Man City 3
What. A. Game. ?
Relive our incredible 4-3 win over @ManCity from 2018 ? pic.twitter.com/TNYbljtKpD
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 9, 2019
The second half of the 2017-18 campaign was when Liverpool really began to show their teeth under Klopp and proved they were an improving force that could maybe one day compete with City. They did not derail City’s title charge at Anfield, with Guardiola’s men going on to break the 100-point barrier, but gave them a bloody nose by inflicting their first defeat of the season. Sane cancelled out Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s early strike but three goals in nine minutes early in the second half from Roberto Firmino, Mane and Salah won it for Liverpool – despite late replies from Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan.
November 2019: Liverpool 3 Man City 1
