Liverpool, known as the "Reds," conceded a last-minute penalty and lost to Manchester City at home in the latest English Premier League match.
In the 2025-26 English Premier League season on Sunday night, 8 Feb 2026 GMT+7, the notable match saw Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield.
The first half ended goalless at 0-0. In the second half, at the 74th minute, Liverpool took the lead 1-0 with a beautiful free kick by Dominik Szoboszlai.
Then, at the 84th minute, Manchester City equalized 1-1. Erling Haaland headed the ball on to Bernardo Silva, who broke the offside trap and scored with a composed finish.
But that was not all. In injury time at 90+3 minutes, Manchester City was awarded a penalty after Nunes was fouled by Alisson. Erling Haaland took the penalty and scored, putting Manchester City ahead 2-1.
At 90+10 minutes, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson advanced into the opponent's half with no goalkeeper guarding his goal. Rayan Cherki took advantage, shooting from midfield with the ball rolling slowly toward the goal. Szoboszlai pulled Haaland, who was running toward the ball, but Haaland chose not to fall and continued playing, then pulled Szoboszlai down, allowing the ball to enter the net.
VAR reviewed and disallowed this goal, issuing a straight red card to Szoboszlai as he was the last defender obstructing a clear goal-scoring opportunity.
The match ended with Manchester City winning 2-1 away at Liverpool. Manchester City increased their points to 50, closing the gap to league leaders Arsenal to 6 points. Liverpool stayed at 39 points, ranking 6th and 5 points behind the top four.