# City beats Liverpool 3-0 after guilty verdict

> Manchester City won their first match since being found guilty of over 100 financial rule breaches, extending their lead at the top of the Premier League.
- Title: City beats Liverpool 3-0 after guilty verdict · Al Jazeera
- Summary: Manchester City won their first match since being found guilty of over 100 financial rule breaches, extending their lead at the top of the Premier League…
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- Source: Al Jazeera — https://aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/11/man-city-beat-10-man-liverpool-3-0-in-first-game-after-guilty-verdict?traffic_source=rss
- Author: Al Jazeera Staff
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- Topics: manchester city, liverpool, premier league, financial rules breach, erling haaland, enzo maresca, anfield, news, world, politics
## City guilty on 100 charges
An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009 and 2018.
## Sham deals inflated revenues
City and their Emirati owners arranged sham deals to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs by more than 900 million pounds, which is 1.2 billion dollars.
## Severe sanctions possible
No sanction has yet been handed down, but a severe points deduction or even expulsion from the English top flight are on the table unless City overturn the decision.
## City beats Liverpool 3-0
Manchester City beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 on Sunday in their first game since the guilty verdict. Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki scored in the second half.
## Gravenberch sent off early
Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for two yellow cards early in the second half. Jeremy Doku was chopped down by Gravenberch, who received a harsh second booking.
## Liverpool fans protest outside
Liverpool fans lined the streets with chants of cheats and going down. A banner in the Kop end read a generation of supporters cheated.

> a generation of supporters cheated
## City extends title lead
Victory reestablishes City's three-point lead at the top of the table, but the future of any title challenge rests on the outcome of the club's appeal against the verdict.
## Key takeaway

Manchester City beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 on Sunday in their first game after being found guilty of more than 100 Premier League financial rule breaches, but face potential severe sanctions including points deduction or expulsion.