Five memorable meetings between Manchester City and Liverpool

Sport360 staff 15:12 08/09/2017
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  • Top-four rivals Manchester City and Liverpool go head to head at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

    Press Association Sport looks back at some of the best previous meetings.

    MANCHESTER CITY 1 LIVERPOOL 4 (Premier League, November 21, 2015)

    A result which highlighted just how good Liverpool could be when they got Jurgen Klopp’s tactics right.

    City, title favourites at that point, were blown away in the first half-hour as Eliaquim Mangala’s own goal was followed by strikes from Brazilians Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino.

    The Reds did not crumble when Sergio Aguero pulled one back just before the break with Martin Skrtel smashing home the fourth, but it was more the manner of the victory rather than the scoreline which was impressive.

    LIVERPOOL 3 MANCHESTER CITY 2 (Premier League, April 13, 2014)

    Liverpool, under Brendan Rodgers, seemingly struck a decisive blow in the title race as this victory put them in pole position against their visitors.

    Raheem Sterling and Skrtel put them 2-0 up only for David Silva and Glen Johnson’s own goal to level things after the break.

    However, the drama was not over as Coutinho fired home the winner.

    MANCHESTER CITY 3 LIVERPOOL 0 (Premier League, August 23, 2010)

    City put on a show for owner Sheikh Mansour, the man who spent £1billion to get them where they are, who was present at a league match for the first time to witness their biggest win over Liverpool since 1937.

    Gareth Barry gave the hosts an early lead before Carlos Tevez scored twice after half-time.

    MANCHESTER CITY 2 LIVERPOOL 2 (Premiership, May 5, 1996)

    Desperately fighting to avoid relegation on the final day of the season, City fans feared the worst when a Steve Lomas own goal and Ian Rush strike put them 2-0 down at half-time.

    Uwe Rosler and Kit Symons levelled things up with 12 minutes to go.

    Manager Alan Ball knew his side needed to do better than Southampton and Coventry to survive so when he got word Coventry were losing he instructed City to play out time.

    Lomas was playing keep-ball near the corner flag when the recently-substituted Niall Quinn ran out of the tunnel to tell his team-mates they had been misinformed and needed to win.

    Unfortunately for City they ran out of time.

    MANCHESTER CITY 2 LIVERPOOL 0 (FA Cup fourth-round replay, February 7, 1973)

    City were enduring one of those seasons which would become all-too familiar to their fans as they were knocked out of Europe and out of the League Cup (by fourth division Bury) by early October.

    They were not given much chance against the favourites, who went on to win the league and UEFA Cup that campaign, but a goalless draw at Anfield took the tie back to Maine Road.

    Colin Bell and Tommy Booth scored the goals which took them through at home.

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