Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Sunday night to win a sixth straight Premier League game and open a three-point lead at the top of the table. The score flatters the timeline: the game was still goalless after an hour, Liverpool lost a man to a second yellow in the 62nd minute, and City scored three times in the sixteen minutes that followed.
The match turned in the 62nd minute
Nothing about the first hour suggested a three-goal night. Liverpool held their shape, City circulated the ball without breaking them down, and the scoreboard stayed at 0-0 well past the hour. The game opened up only when Liverpool lost Ryan Gravenberch to a second yellow for a tactical foul on Jérémy Doku near the top of the City box — a decision that left the hosts with ten men from the 62nd minute.
Three minutes later the floodlights had their answer. From there it was City at their sharpest: quick, patient and clinical in the space a spare man opens up.
How the goals came
What it means at the top of the table
Six wins from six is the best start in the Premier League, and City are the only side yet to drop a point. It is only the third time in the club's history they have opened a league campaign with six straight wins, after 2016-17 and 2023-24 — the two seasons that both ended with the title.
Liverpool, by contrast, end a week in which the noise has been about their own start, with a loss to the side setting the pace and ten men for the closing half-hour. The gap at the top is now three points, and City have banked eighteen from six games. There is a long way to go, but the gap between a perfect record and a chasing pack has rarely looked this wide this early.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the score at Anfield?
Manchester City won 3-0 at Anfield on Sunday 11 October 2026, in Premier League Matchweek 6.
Was Liverpool reduced to ten men?
Yes. Ryan Gravenberch was sent off in the 62nd minute with a second yellow card for a tactical foul on Jérémy Doku.
Who scored for Manchester City?
Erling Haaland in the 65th minute, Jérémy Doku in the 68th and Rayan Cherki in the 78th.
How many matches in a row has City won?
Six consecutive Premier League wins from six matches. Across all competitions they are now eight unbeaten.
Is Manchester City top of the Premier League?
Yes. Eighteen points from six, the only perfect record in the league and a three-point lead over Arsenal in second.
Six wins and counting
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