Liverpool F.C.–Manchester City F.C. rivalry

The Liverpool F.C.–Manchester City F.C. rivalry, also known as the M62 derby, is a high-profile inter-city rivalry between English professional association football clubs Liverpool and Manchester City. Its nickname is named after the M62 Motorway that connects Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries of association football in the late 2010s.

Liverpool F.C. v Manchester City F.C.
Other namesM62 derby
LocaleNorth West England
TeamsLiverpool F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
First meeting1 January 1896
1895–96 Football League Second Division
Liverpool 3–1 Manchester City
Latest meeting2 July 2020
Premier League
Manchester City 4–0 Liverpool
StadiumsAnfield (Liverpool)
City of Manchester Stadium (Manchester City)
Statistics
Meetings total183
All-time seriesLiverpool: 88
Drawn: 46
Manchester City: 49
Largest victoryLiverpool 6–0 Man City Man City 6–0 Liverpool

Liverpool and Manchester City have a rivalry in the Premier League in the late 2010s, with the two clubs competing against each other in the top four in the 2016–17 season and at the top two for the Premier League title in 2013–14 and more recently the historic 2018–19 season, in which the clubs finished with 97 and 98 points respectively (at least 25 above the other clubs), with Manchester City ultimately winning the title when they defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1.

Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and Jürgen Klopp of Liverpool were the managers during the era in which the rivalry between the two clubs intensified.[1]

Inter-city rivalry

The cities of Liverpool and Manchester are located in the north west of England, 35 miles (56 km) apart. Since the industrial revolution there has been a consistent theme of rivalry between the two cities based around economic and industrial competition. Manchester through to the 18th century was the far more populous city, and held a position of significance and notability as representative of the north. By the late 18th century, Liverpool had grown as a major sea port – critical to the growth and success of the northern cotton mills. Over the next century, Liverpool grew to supersede Manchester and throughout the late 19th and early 20th century was often described as the British Empire's second city.[2] The links between the two cities were strengthened with the construction of the Bridgewater Canal, the Mersey and Irwell Navigation, and the world’s first inter-city railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, for the transport of raw materials inland.[3]

The construction of the Manchester Ship Canal, funded by Manchester merchants, was opposed by Liverpool politicians and bred resentment between the two cities. Tension between working class Liverpool dockers and labourers in Manchester was heightened after its completion in 1894, just three months prior to the first meeting between Liverpool and Newton Heath in a play-off match that would see Newton Heath relegated to the Second Division.[4]

Today, the crests of both the city of Manchester and Manchester City include stylised ships representing the Manchester Ship Canal and Manchester's trade roots. The ship is also included on the crest of many other Mancunian institutions such as Manchester City Council and rivals Manchester United.

Post-war shifts in economic ties, reliance on regional coal, and shifts in transatlantic trade patterns caused by the growth of Asian labour markets caused the gradual decline of British manufacturing. While the city of Liverpool suffered the loss of its primary source of income to southern port cities, Manchester maintained some of its manufacturing heritage. This reversal of fortunes happened against the backdrop of shifting political backgrounds and significant events in British culture and society in the second half of the 20th century.

Both cities were part of the county of Lancashire until March 1974, upon the enactment of the Local Government Act 1972. Since then, Liverpool and Manchester each respectively anchor the neighbouring metropolitan counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester.

The two cities continue to be strong regional rivals, vying for influence of surrounding areas. Their continued importance to the UK economy has been reflected with the awarding of the 2002 Commonwealth Games to Manchester, while Liverpool was awarded the title of 2008 European Capital of Culture as part of its ongoing regeneration.

More recent projects by Peel Ports have sought to re-establish the economic links between the Port of Liverpool and Port of Manchester, including re-developing trade links via the Manchester Ship Canal.

Football rivalry
See also: List of Liverpool F.C. seasons and List of Manchester City F.C. seasons

Manchester City F.C. was formed in 1880 by members of St. Mark's Church of England in West Gorton of Manchester. It was formed by two church wardens after they looked to introduce new activities to men in the region, aiming to curb alcoholism and gang violence. The club was founded as St Mark's (West Gorton).

Liverpool's team during its first season, 1892–93

Liverpool F.C. was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of Everton and club president John Houlding, who owned the club's ground, Anfield. The disagreement between the two parties over rent resulted in Everton moving to Goodison Park from Anfield, and Houlding founded Liverpool F.C. to play in the vacated stadium.[5]

Liverpool's first season was in the Second Division in 1893. The team went undefeated all season, winning the title and being put up for election to the First Division, which would see them play a one-off test match against the bottom side of the First Division for their place. The team that Liverpool were to face was Newton Heath, whom they beat 2–0 to take their place in the first tier.[6]

When the teams played each other in the 2014 International Champions Cup in the United States, the rivalry took on another sporting angle in the host country due to the ownership of the two clubs; City Football Group's partners in their Major League Soccer team New York City FC — Yankee Global Enterprises — own the New York Yankees Major League Baseball franchise, who have a strong rivalry with the Boston Red Sox — a subsidiary of Fenway Sports Group, the owners of Liverpool.

Manchester City consecutively won the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, the latter season in which Liverpool were challenging for the title and putting up an intensive battle against the winners. These seasons are considered the escalating point in the rivalry between the two clubs (though the rivalry had already begun in the early 2010s during Manchester City's dramatic rise to success), with both having been the mutual rival of Manchester United for decades. Prior to this, the 2013–14 season was the last one to have both Manchester City and Liverpool compete against each other at the top for the title, with the former having won it for the fourth time in their history. Manchester City gave Liverpool a guard of honour during their meeting at the Etihad Stadium in the 2019-20 season after the latter won the title for the first time in 30 years, before going on to beat them 4-0.

Rivalry between managers

Liverpool built their dominance on a dynasty known as the Anfield Boot Room. The boot room itself was where strategy for future matches was planned, however, it became a breeding ground for future Liverpool managers following the arrival of Bill Shankly in 1959. The original members were Shankly himself, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Reuben Bennett, although the likes of Kenny Dalglish joined later on.[7] Following Shankly's retirement in 1974, having secured eight trophies in 15 years, Bob Paisley stepped into the vacant manager's position and amassed 20 trophies in 9 seasons.[8] Following his retirement, Joe Fagan took over and in the first of two seasons at the club, won a treble of trophies. Kenny Dalglish, while not an original member, was accepted into the group as the next in line for the role of manager, and he combined it with his playing duties to win Liverpool 10 trophies. The boot room connection was finally broken in 1991, 32 years after Shankly's arrival, with the appointment of Graeme Souness, who actually demolished the boot room itself to make way for a press room.[9] It did still manage to produce a final Liverpool manager in Roy Evans, who won the League Cup, but upon his resignation in 1998, the era was over.

Manchester City's longest serving manager was Wilf Wild, who was in charge from 1932 to 1946, for a total length of 14 years 9 months. However, as Wild's tenure covered the entire length of the Second World War, in which no competitive football was played, he is not the one with the most games served as manager. Les McDowall, who was in charge from 1950 to 1963, a period of 13 years, managed the club for the most competitive games, a total of 592 games, a full 240 games more than Wild, who recorded the second most. The most successful Manchester City manager in terms of major trophies won, as of 1 March 2020, is Pep Guardiola, who has won eight trophies in four years from 2016 to 2020.

Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, the managers of Liverpool and Manchester City respectively, in the mid-2010s have developed a rivalry, having been the respective managers of Der Klassiker rivals Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga previously.[10] At the end of the 2018–19 season, Guardiola described his relationship with Klopp as a "beautiful rivalry"[11] and called Klopp's Liverpool team "the strongest opponents I have faced in my career as a manager".[12] In September 2019, Klopp hailed Guardiola for being his 'greatest rival ever', after both the two were nominated for the FIFA Men's Coach of the Year award in 2019, which Klopp won.[13][14]

Honours

Liverpool has significantly more trophies than Manchester City, with the latter achieving a breakthrough in success in the 2010s following their purchase by the Abu Dhabi United Group. Liverpool has more European honours, with Manchester City only managing to win the 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup, as of 2020. Liverpool ended their 30 year league title drought by winning the 2019–20 Premier League.

Domestic honours
Competition Liverpool Manchester City
TitlesYear TitlesYear
Premier League 12019–20 42011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
First Division 181900–01, 1905–06, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90 21936–37, 1967–68
League total 19 6
FA Cup 71964–65, 1973–74, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2005–06 6 1903–04, 1933–34, 1955–56, 1968–69, 2010–11, 2018–19
League Cup 81980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2011–12 71969–70, 1975–76, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
FA Community Shield (* = shared) 151964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 2001, 2006 61937, 1968, 1972, 2012, 2018, 2019
Super Cup 11986 0
Domestic total 50 25
European honours
European Cup/UEFA Champions League 61976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84, 2004–05, 2018–19 0
UEFA Cup/Europa League 31972–73, 1975–76, 2000–01 0
European Cup Winners' Cup 0 11969–70
UEFA Super Cup 41977, 2001, 2005, 20190
European total 13 1
Worldwide honours
FIFA Club World Cup 12019 0
Worldwide total 1 0
Combined total
Combined total 64 26
Table correct as of 25 June 2020.

Head-to-head

The below table demonstrates the competitive results between the two sides (not indicative of titles won). League includes the Premier League, League Division One and League Division Two. The Lancashire Section and the War Leagues are not included.

Competition Manchester City wins Draws Liverpool wins
Premier League 10 16 20
Division One 34 25 59
Division Two 0 1 1
FA Cup 2 2 3
EFL Cup 2 2 3
UEFA Champions League 0 0 2
Community Shield 1 0 0
Central Countryside Club Championship 0 0 1
Total 49 46 89
Table correct as of 13 August 2020

Matches

The table below shows the matches played between Manchester City and Liverpool, separated by home, as in matches played at Manchester City's home stadium are shown in the upper half of the table and matches played in Liverpool's home stadium (Anfield) are shown in the lower half. Cup finals are typically played at a neutral location such as the England national football team home stadium (Wembley). However, for this table, the neutral games are placed in the columns with respect to how the fixture is presented. For example, the 2019 Community Shield was named "Liverpool v Manchester City", and therefore it is included in the Liverpool section.

Manchester City at home
Date Result Score Competition
3 April 1896 D 1–1 League Division Two
28 October 1899 L 0–1 League Division One
8 December 1900 L 3–4 League Division One
2 November 1901 L 2–3 League Division One
31 October 1903 W 3–2 League Division One
28 October 1905 L 0–1 League Division One
2 March 1907 W 1–0 League Division One
16 November 1907 D 1–1 League Division One
3 April 1909 W 4–0 League Division One
24 September 1910 L 1–2 League Division One
6 January 1912 L 2–3 League Division One
18 January 1913 W 4–1 League Division One
26 December 1913 W 1–0 League Division One
5 December 1914 D 1–1 League Division One
11 December 1915 L 1–2 Lancashire Section - Principal Tournament
11 March 1916 D 1–1 Lancashire Section - Subsidiary Tournament (South)
25 November 1916 D 1–1 Lancashire Section - Principal Tournament
17 November 1917 D 1–1 Lancashire Section - Principal Tournament
16 November 1918 L 0–2 Lancashire Section - Principal Tournament
27 March 1920 W 2–1 League Division One
4 September 1920 W 3–2 League Division One
7 September 1921 D 1–1 League Division One
17 March 1923 W 1–0 League Division One
19 January 1924 L 0–1 League Division One
17 January 1925 W 5–0 League Division One
27 February 1926 D 1–1 League Division One
22 December 1928 L 2–3 League Division One
1 March 1930 W 4–3 League Division One
7 March 1931 D 1–1 League Division One
2 April 1932 L 0–1 League Division One
29 October 1932 D 1–1 League Division One
16 December 1933 W 2–1 League Division One
29 August 1934 W 3–1 League Division One
11 September 1935 W 6–0 League Division One
29 March 1937 W 5–1 League Division One
13 November 1937 L 1–3 League Division One
6 January 1940 L 3–7 West Region War League
9 November 1940 W 5–1 North Region War League
13 September 1941 L 3–4 North Region War League
24 October 1942 L 1–4 North Region War League
27 February 1943 W 3–1 North Region War League (Second Championship)
4 September 1943 W 2–1 North Region War League
18 March 1944 D 1–1 North Region War League (Second Championship)
16 September 1944 D 2–2 North Region War League
14 April 1945 L 1–3 North Region War League (Second Championship)
20 October 1945 W 1–0 North Region War League
29 November 1947 W 2–0 League Division One
13 November 1948 L 2–4 League Division One
29 March 1950 L 1–2 League Division One
11 April 1952 L 1–2 League Division One
6 September 1952 L 0–2 League Division One
7 April 1954 L 0–2 League Division One
18 February 1956 D 0–0 FA Cup
22 August 1962 D 2–2 League Division One
24 August 1966 W 2–1 League Division One
19 August 1967 D 0–0 League Division One
12 May 1969 W 1–0 League Division One
20 August 1969 L 0–2 League Division One
24 September 1969 W 3–2 League Cup
26 April 1971 D 2–2 League Division One
1 September 1971 W 1–0 League Division One
7 February 1973 W 2–0 FA Cup
17 February 1973 D 1–1 League Division One
12 April 1974 D 1–1 League Division One
14 September 1974 W 2–0 League Division One
19 April 1976 L 0–3 League Division One
29 December 1976 D 1–1 League Division One
29 October 1977 W 3–1 League Division One
26 August 1978 L 1–4 League Division One
27 October 1979 L 0–4 League Division One
4 October 1980 L 0–3 League Division One
14 January 1981 L 0–1 League Cup
10 April 1982 L 0–5 League Division One
4 April 1983 L 0–4 League Division One
26 December 1985 W 1–0 League Division One
17 January 1987 L 0–1 League Division One
13 March 1988 L 0–4 FA Cup
2 December 1989 L 1–4 League Division One
9 March 1991 L 0–3 League Division One
21 August 1991 W 2–1 League Division One
12 April 1993 D 1–1 Premier League
23 October 1993 D 1–1 Premier League
14 April 1995 W 2–1 Premier League
5 May 1996 D 2–2 Premier League
31 January 2001 D 1–1 Premier League
28 September 2002 L 0–3 Premier League
05 January 2003 L 0–1 FA Cup
28 December 2003 D 2–2 Premier League
9 April 2005 W 1–0 Premier League
26 November 2005 L 0–1 Premier League
14 April 2007 D 0–0 Premier League
30 December 2007 D 0–0 Premier League
5 October 2008 L 2–3 Premier League
21 February 2010 D 0–0 Premier League
23 August 2010 W 3–0 Premier League
3 January 2012 W 3–0 Premier League
11 January 2012 L 0–1 League Cup
3 February 2013 D 2–2 Premier League
26 December 2013 W 2–1 Premier League
25 August 2014 W 3–1 Premier League
21 November 2015 L 1–4 Premier League
19 March 2017 D 1–1 Premier League
9 September 2017 W 5–0 Premier League
10 April 2018 L 1–2 UEFA Champions League
3 January 2019 W 2–1 Premier League
2 July 2020 W 4–0 Premier League
Liverpool at home
Date Result Score Competition
01 Jan 1896 W 3-1 League Division Two
03 Mar 1900 W 5-2 League Division One
13 Apr 1901 W 3-1 League Division One
01 Mar 1902 W 4-0 League Division One
27 Feb 1904 D 2-2 League Division One
03 Mar 1906 L 0-1 League Division One
27 Oct 1906 W 5-4 League Division One
14 Mar 1908 L 0-1 League Division One
28 Nov 1908 L 1-3 League Division One
28 Jan 1911 D 1-1 League Division One
09 Sep 1911 D 2-2 League Division One
21 Sep 1912 L 1-2 League Division One
25 Dec 1913 W 4-2 League Division One
13 Mar 1915 W 3-2 League Division One
11 Sep 1915 L 0-1 Lancashire Section - Principal Tournament
15 Apr 1916 L 0-2 Lancashire Section - Subsidiary Tournament (South)
10 Mar 1917 W 3-0 Lancashire Section - Principal Tournament
10 Nov 1917 W 2-0 Lancashire Section - Principal Tournament
23 Nov 1918 W 2-0 Lancashire Section - Principal Tournament
20 Mar 1920 W 1-0 League Division One
28 Aug 1920 W 4-2 League Division One
31 Aug 1921 W 3-2 League Division One
24 Mar 1923 W 2-0 League Division One
26 Jan 1924 D 0-0 League Division One
13 Sep 1924 W 5-3 League Division One
17 Oct 1925 W 2-1 League Division One
4 May 1929 D 1-1 League Division One
26 Oct 1929 L 1-6 League Division One
01 Nov 1930 L 0-2 League Division One
21 Nov 1931 W 4-3 League Division One
11 Mar 1933 D 1-1 League Division One
2 May 1934 W 3-2 League Division One
05 Sep 1934 W 2-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1935 L 0-2 League Division One
26 Mar 1937 L 0-5 League Division One
26 Mar 1938 W 2-0 League Division One
25 May 1940 W 3-2 West Region War League
19 Oct 1940 L 0-4 North Region War League
20 Sep 1941 W 4-2 North Region War League
31 Oct 1942 W 3-1 North Region War League
20 Feb 1943 W 4-2 North Region War League (Second Championship)
28 Aug 1943 W 4-1 North Region War League
25 Mar 1944 D 2-2 North Region War League (Second Championship)
09 Sep 1944 D 2-2 North Region War League
07 Apr 1945 W 3-0 North Region War League (Second Championship)
27 Oct 1945 L 0-5 North Region War League
17 Apr 1948 D 1-1 League Division One
09 Apr 1949 L 0-1 League Division One
05 Nov 1949 W 4-0 League Division One
14 Apr 1952 L 1-2 League Division One
17 Jan 1953 L 0-1 League Division One
07 Nov 1953 D 2-2 League Division One
22 Feb 1956 L 1-2 FA Cup
29 Aug 1962 W 4-1 League Division One
30 Aug 1966 W 3-2 League Division One
16 Dec 1967 D 1-1 League Division One
10 Aug 1968 W 2-1 League Division One
12 Aug 1969 W 3-2 League Division One
12 Jan 1971 D 0-0 League Division One
26 Feb 1972 W 3-0 League Division One
12 Aug 1972 W 2-0 League Division One
03 Feb 1973 D 0-0 FA Cup
16 Apr 1974 W 4-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1974 W 4-1 League Division One
27 Dec 1975 W 1-0 League Division One
09 Apr 1977 W 2-1 League Division One
1 May 1978 W 4-0 League Division One
18 Nov 1978 W 1-0 League Division One
11 Mar 1980 W 2-0 League Division One
10 Feb 1981 D 1-1 League Cup
19 May 1981 W 1-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1981 L 1-3 League Division One
27 Dec 1982 W 5-2 League Division One
31 Mar 1986 W 2-0 League Division One
25 Aug 1986 D 0-0 League Division One
19 Aug 1989 W 3-1 League Division One
24 Nov 1990 D 2-2 League Division One
21 Dec 1991 D 2-2 League Division One
28 Dec 1992 D 1-1 Premier League
22 Jan 1994 W 2-1 Premier League
28 Dec 1994 W 2-0 Premier League
25 Oct 1995 W 4-0 League Cup
28 Oct 1995 W 6-0 Premier League
09 Sep 2000 W 3-2 Premier League
18 Feb 2001 W 4-2 FA Cup
3 May 2003 L 1-2 Premier League
11 Feb 2004 W 2-1 Premier League
21 Aug 2004 W 2-1 Premier League
26 Feb 2006 W 1-0 Premier League
25 Nov 2006 W 1-0 Premier League
4 May 2008 W 1-0 Premier League
22 Feb 2009 D 1-1 Premier League
21 Nov 2009 D 2-2 Premier League
11 Apr 2011 W 3-0 Premier League
27 Nov 2011 D 1-1 Premier League
25 Jan 2012 D 2-2 League Cup
26 Aug 2012 D 2-2 Premier League
13 Apr 2014 W 3-2 Premier League
01 Mar 2015 W 2-1 Premier League
02 Mar 2016 W 3–0 Premier League
31 Dec 2016 W 1–0 Premier League
14 Jan 2018 W 4–3 Premier League
04 Apr 2018 W 3–0 UEFA Champions League
07 Oct 2018 D 0–0 Premier League
10 Nov 2019 W 3–1 Premier League

12 August 2020

 W 3–2 Central Countryside Club Championship
Table correct as of 2 July 2020.[15]
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See also

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