Liverpool lose 3-0 to Manchester City at Anfield

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 09:36 · Archive

Liverpool lost 3-0 to Manchester City at home on Sunday in a match overshadowed by City's financial rule breaches.

Liverpool lost 3-0 to Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. The match took place amid extraordinary tensions between the clubs. Liverpool supporters displayed banners calling City 'cheats' and depicting Pep Guardiola and City players as convicts, whilst organisers had called for fans to gather before the match to 'greet' the visiting team with flags and pyros.

City arrived by a back entrance, avoiding the hostile reception. Inside the stadium, Liverpool dominated the opening periods. However, despite the intimidating atmosphere and the support of the wider Premier League community, who oppose City's conduct regarding financial rule breaches, the visitors proved too strong.

The defeat worsens Liverpool's domestic form. The i Paper reports they have won only four of their thirteen league matches at Anfield this calendar year, gathering a nine-point return from six matches this season. This is described as below-par given the club's summer transfer investments and the arrival of a new manager. The Daily Mail reports that inside local pubs before the match, Liverpool supporters expressed a sense that the rivalry had lost meaning, mourning the time they felt wasted on a contest they had believed to be genuine.

How it is being reported

• Liverpool have turned Anfield into a tame tourist-trapMan City have never had it so easy at this famous old stadium. Something has to changeThe i Paper · 12 Oct, 09:19
• No triumphalism from Liverpool fans, just a resigned sense that the football had given way to utter irrelevance. A dark day at Anfield but Man City will probably not be here again, writes IAN HERBERTIAN HERBERT AT ANFIELD: The local planning had been meticulous of course. Flags bearing the words 'Cheats' and images of Pep Guardiola and players as convicts.Daily Mail Sport · 12 Oct, 00:01

In this story: Liverpool · Manchester City · Anfield · Pep Guardiola · Jurgen Klopp · Premier League

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