City Turn the Screw at Anfield After Gravenberch Red

• Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield
• Ryan Gravenberch sent off with a second yellow, flipping the match
• Haaland, Doku and Cherki on target as City go three points clear

Manchester City marched into Anfield, weathered the storm, and walked out with a 3-0 that will echo well beyond Merseyside. In the first half, Liverpool had the edge, but once Ryan Gravenberch saw red for a second yellow on Jeremy Doku, Enzo Maresca’s side went from composed to clinical. For those sizing up form and momentum on the best football betting sites, City’s 100% record remains untouched and they’re now three points clear at the top.

Red Card Flips a Feisty Contest

Anfield was as hostile as you’ll hear it—exactly the sort of night Liverpool relish. They pressed with purpose before the break, nudged City onto the back foot and looked the likelier after half-time. Then came the flashpoint: Gravenberch tripped Doku and the second booking followed. There’ll be big debates over the first yellow, but the reality is simple—ten men against this City is a mountain.

With the door ajar, Erling Haaland duly barged through it, smashing in the opener with trademark ruthlessness. Doku then delivered a beauty, guiding a curled finish beyond Alisson to deflate a bristling Kop. And Rayan Cherki, cool as you like, dummied past his marker and slid in the third to put a bow on a ruthless away performance.

Clinical City Answer the Noise

Given all the off-field chatter and the scrutiny that follows City around right now, this was a response of champions—calm, cold and clinical when it mattered. Maresca tweaked things after the break and City took total control. Liverpool, for all their first-half intensity, were left chasing shadows once the numbers tilted.

There’ll be lingering arguments about the officiating and what it all means in the bigger picture, but you can’t dismiss the football: City were superior once it went 11 v 10, and their composure under pressure told. For Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool, the frustration will be that they had City where they wanted them—until they didn’t. Nights like this are decided by moments, and City owned every one of them.

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