Manchester City booed at Liverpool in first match after guilty verdict

Manchester City won 3-0 at Liverpool in their first match since an independent commission found the club guilty of breaching the Premier League's financial rules, Der Spiegel reported on 11 October. The verdict was announced during the international break. Liverpool fans protested before and inside the stadium, holding up banners and whistling City players at every attack, according to Der Spiegel.

Der Spiegel reported that one banner read "Ye Titles are Jarg, ye History is Fake", which it translated as "Your titles are fraud, your history is fake". Other banners referenced songs by the band Oasis: "All your stars are fading away", from "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", and "& after all, you really robbed us all", a parody of "Wonderwall". Oasis founder and City fan Noel Gallagher was in the stands, Der Spiegel reported. City supporters brought inflatable bananas, which Der Spiegel said have stood for resistance and support since the club's second-division days.

Liverpool's Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for a second yellow card in the 63rd minute, according to Der Spiegel. Erling Haaland scored in the 65th minute, Jeremy Doku in the 68th and Rayan Cherki in the 78th. Der Spiegel reported that City, whose manager it named as Enzo Maresca, gave Liverpool no chance with a one-man advantage.

City lead the league with six wins from six games, three points ahead of champions Arsenal, Der Spiegel reported. Liverpool, with Germany international Florian Wirtz, lost for the first time this season and sit ninth with two wins; Der Spiegel named their manager as Andoni Iraola.

Der Spiegel reported that possible punishments for City include the stripping of several titles or forced relegation. City deny the allegations and have appealed, according to Der Spiegel.

In a column for Le Monde, Jérôme Latta wrote that the financial fraud committed by Manchester City exposes the complacency of the Premier League and the dangers posed by state-owned clubs. The column's headline states that "the Manchester City case shows that football's worst excesses only spark a reaction once they are over".