Who 'simply has to do better'? Liverpool v Man City player ratings — SkimNews
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- Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku, and Rayan Cherki all scored as Manchester City inflicted Liverpool's first defeat of the campaign.
- Ryan Gravenberch received a second yellow card, reducing Liverpool to 10 men and earning the BBC rater's note that his sending off was "naive."
- Florian Wirtz drew Liverpool's lowest rating (4/10), with the source stating he "simply has to do better, particularly in games of this magnitude."
- Jeremy Doku, introduced as a substitute in the 56th minute, scored what the source called "an absolute belter" to go with his best.
- Rayan Cherki finished the afternoon with a lovely goal and an 8/10 rating, joint-highest for City alongside Doku and Haaland.
- Gianluigi Donnarumma recovered from a shaky opening to make key second-half saves denying Koumas and Gravenberch, keeping City level before they pulled clear.
- Victor Munoz and Lewis Koumas earned Liverpool's joint-highest mark (7/10), with the BBC rater noting Koumas's energetic Premier League debut pleased the Anfield crowd.
Why it matters: The sending-off flipped a competitive match: City led 1-0 through Haaland before Gravenberch's dismissal, then added two more against a depleted Liverpool whose marquee summer signing Wirtz was rated 4/10. With Doku and Cherki delivering off the bench, the result cements City's place at the top of the table while exposing Liverpool's lack of depth.
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