Man City hand Andoni Iraola his first Liverpool defeat as Haaland, Doku and Cherki score
Manchester City beat Liverpool at Anfield in a Premier League match on 11 October 2026, with Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki among the scorers as Liverpool suffered their first defeat under manager Andoni Iraola. Liverpool finished the game with 10 men after Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for a second yellow card.
Alisson could do nothing to keep out Erling Haaland's strike, was then beaten by Jeremy Doku's long-range effort and conceded again to Rayan Cherki, according to the player ratings. Ryan Gravenberch had come into the side for the injured Dominik Szoboszlai and was described as Liverpool's best player until his dismissal; "Naive on his part," the rating noted. BBC Sport provided individual ratings for both teams and invited users to submit scores for the players.
Among Liverpool's starting XI, Alisson was given a 5, Ronald Araujo 5 after picking up an early yellow, and Virgil van Dijk 6 for being pushed out of position to help midfield. Jeremy Jacquet was rated 6 as a promising young talent, Milos Kerkez 5 for his workrate but lack of end product, and Alexis Mac Allister 5 for a match in which he grew into the contest but struggled after the red card. Ryan Gravenberch received a 6 before his sending off.
Victor Munoz was the top-rated Liverpool starter on 7 for causing problems down the left, while Florian Wirtz was given 4 with the assessment that "Simply has got to do better, particularly in games of this magnitude." Bradley Barcola was rated 5 for defensive work and limited final-third impact, and Lewis Koumas earned a 7 on his first Premier League start for an energetic performance that appealed to the Anfield crowd. Substitutes Nyoni (on 66 for Wirtz) was rated 6, Frimpong (on 75 for Araujo) 5 and Ngumoha (on 75 for Koumas) 5; unused Liverpool substitutes listed were Mamardashvili, Endo, Tsimikas, McConnell and Gianluigi Donnarumma.
For Manchester City, Gianluigi Donnarumma was awarded a 7 after a shaky start but a string of second-half saves that denied Koumas and Gravenberch. Matheus Nunes also received a 7 and was credited with a pivotal tackle in the box to deny Barcola in the first half, while Ruben Dias was rated 7 for steadying the defence. Marc Guehi was described as giving a strong centre-half display with a 7, and Nico O'Reilly was rated 6 after being booked for a foul on Munoz.
Elliot Anderson earned a 7 for his involvement and was noted as having "Got the assist for Doku," while Enzo Fernandez was handed a 6 after forcing a good stop from Alisson. Iliman Ndiaye was rated 6 before being replaced by Doku, who came on in the 56th minute and was given an 8 after he "came on and scored an absolute belter." Rayan Cherki was the match's highest-rated City player on 8 for his goal, with Antoine Semenyo on 7 and Erling Haaland also on 8 following a second-half finish after an earlier miss. Gvardiol (on 66 for O'Reilly) was rated 7 and unused City substitutes were listed as Rulli, Kovacic, Reis, Khusanov and Lewis.
Readers could rate players out of 10 via the BBC Sport rater, which was set to close 30 minutes after the final whistle; a BBC account was required to submit ratings. After the voting period closed the score displayed would represent the average from all BBC Sport user submissions.
