Here are the official starting lineups for both Manchester City F.C. and Liverpool F.C. for their FA Cup quarter-final clash on 4 April, 2026 at the Etihad Stadium (official crowd attendance of 50.754). Man City beat LFC 4:0, with Haaland scoring a hat trick.
Man City vs Liverpool F.C. 4-0 Starting Lineups & subs FA Cup 2026
Trafford (GK)
Matheus Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Nico O’Reilly
Rodri (Nico Gonzalez 62), Bernardo Silva
Semenyo (Foden 71), Cherki (Reijnders 71), Doku (Savinho 62)
Haaland (Marmoush 77)
LFC playing XI vs MCFC FA Cup 2026
Mamardashvili
Joe Gomez (Frimpong 62), Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez
Gravenberch (MacAllister 68), Curtis Jones
Salah (Chiesa 77), Szoboszlai, Wirtz (Ngumoha 68)
Ekitike (Gakpo 68)
Man City vs Liverpool FC 4:0 Match Timeline FA Cup 25/26
1:0 Haaland penalty goal 39
2:0 Haaland second goal 45+2
3:0 Semenyo goal 50
4:0 Haaland third goal 57
4:0 Mo Salah missed penalty 64 (for Liverpool)
Man City F.C. v Liverpool F.C. 4:0 Key Match Stats FA Cup 2026
As you can see in the stats infographic above, ball possession and total shots (11 each) are pretty much even for both sides in this FA Cup quarter-final clash, but MCFC ran out 4:0 winners.