Match report

Liverpool Stuns Manchester City with 3-2 FA Cup Thriller

Manchester City
Manchester City
2–3
FT
Liverpool
Liverpool
Apr 16, 2022

Liverpool stunned Manchester City with a 3-2 win at Etihad Stadium in the FA Cup. Ibrahima Konaté and Sadio Mané scored for Liverpool early on, followed by Mané's second before halftime. Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva found the net for Manchester City to close the gap, but it wasn't enough as Liverpool held on to secure their place in the competition.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Manchester City 2–3 Liverpool
  • • Goals by Ibrahima Konaté (9'), Sadio Mané (17', 45') for Liverpool
  • • Jack Grealish (47') and Bernardo Silva (90'+1) scored for Manchester City
  • • Foul-related yellow cards: Gabriel Jesus, Fernandinho (ManCity), Naby Keita, Fabinho, Sadio Mané (Liverpool)

Lineups

Manchester City

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 13 Z. Steffen (G)
  • 27 João Cancelo (D)
  • 6 N. Aké (D)
  • 5 J. Stones (D)
  • 25 Fernandinho (M)
  • 10 J. Grealish (F)
  • 11 O. Zinchenko (D)
  • 20 Bernardo Silva (M)
  • 47 P. Foden (M)
  • 7 R. Sterling (F)
  • 9 Gabriel Jesus (F)

Substitutes

  • 26 R. Mahrez
  • 48 L. Delap
  • 16 Rodri
  • 90 R. Lavia
  • 3 Rúben Dias
  • 14 Aymeric Laporte
  • 8 İ. Gündoğan
  • 31 Ederson Moraes
  • 17 K. De Bruyne

Liverpool

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 Alisson (G)
  • 4 V. van Dijk (D)
  • 26 A. Robertson (D)
  • 66 T. Alexander-Arnold (D)
  • 5 I. Konaté (D)
  • 6 Thiago Alcântara (M)
  • 3 Fabinho (M)
  • 8 N. Keïta (M)
  • 11 Mohamed Salah (F)
  • 10 S. Mané (F)
  • 23 L. Díaz (F)

Substitutes

  • 14 J. Henderson
  • 20 Diogo Jota
  • 9 Roberto Firmino
  • 17 C. Jones
  • 12 J. Gomez
  • 7 J. Milner
  • 62 C. Kelleher
  • 32 J. Matip
  • 21 K. Tsimikas

Timeline

  1. Liverpool
    9' Liverpool Goal · Normal Goal
    Ibrahima Konaté · Assist: A. Robertson
  2. Liverpool
    17' Liverpool Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Mané
  3. Manchester City
    27' Manchester City Card · Yellow Card
    Gabriel Jesus

    Foul

  4. Liverpool
    37' Liverpool Card · Yellow Card
    Fabinho

    Foul

  5. Liverpool
    45' Liverpool Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Mané · Assist: Thiago Alcântara
  6. Manchester City
    47' Manchester City Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Grealish · Assist: Gabriel Jesus
  7. Liverpool
    48' Liverpool Card · Yellow Card
    N. Keita

    Foul

  8. Manchester City
    57' Manchester City Card · Yellow Card
    Fernandinho

    Foul

  9. Liverpool
    61' Liverpool Card · Yellow Card
    S. Mané

    Foul

  10. Liverpool
    73' Liverpool subst · Substitution 1
    Off: N. Keita · On: J. Henderson
  11. Manchester City
    83' Manchester City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Gabriel Jesus · On: R. Mahrez
  12. Liverpool
    85' Liverpool subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Mané · On: Diogo Jota
  13. Liverpool
    85' Liverpool subst · Substitution 3
    Off: L. Díaz · On: Roberto Firmino
  14. Liverpool
    87' Liverpool subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Thiago Alcântara · On: C. Jones
  15. Manchester City
    90'+1 Manchester City Goal · Normal Goal
    Bernardo Silva

Match Stats

Stat Manchester City Liverpool
Fouls 15 12
Pass Accuracy 79% 82%
Offsides 2 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 10 11
Corners 5 3
Total Passes 489 506
Yellow Cards 2 3
Blocked Shots 3 1
Shots on Target 6 7
Shots off Target 1 3
Possession 49% 51%
Accurate Passes 386 416
Shots Inside Box 9 9
Saves 4 4
Shots Outside Box 1 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Early dominance by Liverpool, with goals from Konaté and Mané within the first 20 minutes set the tone for their victory.
  • ▸ Bernardo Silva's late goal in injury time reduced the deficit but couldn't help Manchester City secure a comeback.