Liverpool equal their worst home defeat

Liverpool equalled their worst home defeat in Premier League history after losing 3-0 to Manchester City on Sunday evening in the sixth round of matches . BBC Sport reported that Liverpool had never lost by more than three goals at Anfield since the Premier League's inception, making this loss to Manchester City one of their heaviest home defeats . The list is topped by two 4-1 losses: one against Chelsea in 2005 and the other against Manchester City in 2021. Liverpool had previously suffered 3-0 home defeats against West Ham United in 2015 and Nottingham Forest in 2025, before repeating the scoreline against City . Manchester City's three goals came in just 13 minutes, with Erling Haaland opening the scoring in the 65th minute, followed by Jérémy Doku three minutes later, and Rayan Cherki completing the rout in the 78th minute . Manchester City capitalized on Liverpool's numerical disadvantage after Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was sent off in the 62nd minute for receiving his second yellow card . Manchester City now have 18 points from six matches, taking sole possession of the top spot in the Premier League, while Liverpool remain on nine points in ninth place.