Manchester City and Liverpool have become the dominant clubs in the Premier League over the past 10 years.
Under current managers Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, both sides have achieved success and lifted a number of titles.
The two clubs have been facing off for over a century, but it's a fixture that's become even more significant in recent seasons.
But which team enjoys a better record against the other? The Sporting News takes a deeper look.
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Man City vs Liverpool head to head history
Liverpool boast a much better head-to-head record against Manchester City.
The Reds have enjoyed long patches of dominance in this fixture and won more games than Man City in every competition in which they've faced off, except for the FA Community Shield.
| Competition | Games | Man City wins |
Liverpool wins |
Draws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 53 | 11 | 21 | 21 |
| First Division | 118 | 34 | 59 | 25 |
| FA Cup | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| EFL Cup | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Champions League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FA Community Shield | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Second Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 193 | 50 | 91 | 52 |
Man City vs Liverpool recent results
Like the overall history of this fixture, Liverpool have also edged in results over the past few years — at least, until the most recent three.
Last December, City beat Liverpool 3-2 in the Carabao Cup, then thrashed them 4-1 in a Premier League meeting in April. Their first meeting of 2023/24, on November 25, ended in a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.
The two clubs notably faced off five times in 2022 as the fixture added a number of new chapters.
Last 10 matches between Man City & Liverpool
| Competition | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Mar. 10, 2024 | Liverpool 1-1 Man City |
| Premier League | Nov. 25, 2023 | Man City 1-1 Liverpool |
| Premier League | Apr. 1, 2023 | Man City 4-1 Liverpool |
| EFL Cup | Dec. 22, 2022 | Man City 3-2 Liverpool |
| Premier League | Oct. 16, 2022 | Liverpool 1-0 Man City |
| FA Community Shield | Jul. 30, 2022 | Liverpool 3-1 Man City |
| FA Cup | Apr. 16, 2022 | Man City 2-3 Liverpool |
| Premier League | Apr. 10, 2022 | Man City 2-2 Liverpool |
| Premier League | Oct. 3, 2021 | Liverpool 2-2 Man City |
| Premier League | Feb, 7, 2021 | Liverpool 1-4 Man City |
Do Man City and Liverpool have a rivalry?
While not traditional rivals like Manchester United and Liverpool, this fixture has grown in significance over the past decade.
Man City's rise as title contenders has seen their games with the Reds in the Premier League take on extra importance.
In 2018/19, Man City edged Liverpool to the Premier League title by a single point, with the Reds going on to become league champions the following season as the two teams swapped positions on the table.
The 2021/22 season was another close one between these clubs as City once again claimed the title after accruing one more point than Liverpool.
In 2023/24, after their draw in November, the two were separated by just a point at the top of the Premier League table. After the 1-1 scoreline was repeated at Anfield on March 10, the one-point gap remained, albeit with Arsenal top of the table above Liverpool on goal difference and City poised in third.