# Man City beat Liverpool 1-0

> Man City extend perfect start with 1-0 win over 10-man Liverpool.
- Title: Man City beat Liverpool 1-0 · BBC Sport | Shortify
- Summary: Man City extend perfect start with 1-0 win over 10-man Liverpool. Manchester City beat Liverpool 1-0 to extend their perfect Premier League start, with…
- Keywords: man city, liverpool, premier league, erling haaland, florian wirtz, joseph doku, rayan cherki, victor munoz, alisson, virgil van dijk, sports, Man
- Source: BBC Sport — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ck87z1jjynyqo
- Published: 2026-10-11T17:30:19.431+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: man city, liverpool, premier league, erling haaland, florian wirtz, joseph doku, rayan cherki, victor munoz, alisson, virgil van dijk, sports
## Match result
Manchester City beat Liverpool 1-0 to extend their perfect Premier League start.

> Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki scored as manchester city inflicted a first defeat for liverpool on andoni iraola
## Player ratings
BBC Sport rated players on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being best.

> Alisson : Could do nothing to keep out erling haaland's strike then beaten by a beauty from jeremy doku and some solid footwork from rayan cherki
## Liverpool's key players
Florian Wirtz scored 4 out of 10, with Victor Munoz rated 7.

> Florian Wirtz : Simply has to do better, particularly in games of this magnitude. Was largely ineffective and made some poor decisions
## Manchester City's key players
Jeremy Doku scored 8 out of 10, with Rayan Cherki rated 8.

> Rayan Cherki: Capped off a day to remember for man city with a lovely goal
## Player of the match
Jeremy Doku rated 6.74, Victor Munoz 5.67.

> Number: 11 J. Doku Average rating 6.74
## Liverpool's problems
Liverpool lost 10 players with Ryan Gravenberch sent off for two yellows.

> Ryan Gravenberch : Came in for the injured dominik szoboszlai and was liverpool 's best player until he got sent off for a second yellow card
## What happened next
Man City extend their perfect Premier League start with a 1-0 win over 10-man Liverpool.

> Man city cruise to statement win over 10-man liverpool
## Key takeaway

Manchester City beat Liverpool 1-0 to extend their perfect Premier League start, with Erling Haaland scoring the only goal.