Liverpool v Manchester City: Premier League - live
Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-0 in a Premier League match while facing ongoing scrutiny over alleged financial rule breaches. Despite the hostile atmosphere from Liverpool fans, City maintained their perfect start to the season.
Why it matters
The match highlights the intersection of high-stakes professional sports and the legal/financial controversies currently surrounding Manchester City.
Match report: Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City
It is a soundtrack that Manchester City have heard before but never for such sustained bursts during a match. It came from the Liverpool support, first ringing out around Anfield before kick-off and coming at regular intervals thereafter.
It was always going to be like this as City feel their way into a new reality, one conditioned by the guilty verdicts handed to them by an independent commission on virtually all of the 100-plus charges they have faced for breaking the Premier League’s financial rules. City continue to maintain their innocence and have appealed.
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