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  "id": 13767654,
  "title": "EPL: Man City shrug off uncertain future to beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/epl-man-city-shrug-off-uncertain-future-to-beat-10-man-liverpool-3-0-13767654",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T18:04:06.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/epl-man-city-shrug-off-uncertain-future-to-beat-10-man-liverpool-3-0/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Manchester City defeated 10-man Liverpool 3-0 in their first match since being found guilty of over 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules. Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku, and Rayan Cherki provided the scoring for City. The victory, which BBC Sport notes was the first defeat for Liverpool under Andoni Iraola, reestablishes City's three-point lead at the top of the table.\n\nThe match saw Liverpool reduced to 10 men after Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for receiving two yellow cards. According to The Citizen, the win continues a flawless start for City under Enzo Maresca, though the club faces potential sanctions including points deductions or expulsion following findings that they and their Emirati owners used \"sham\" deals to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs by more than £900 million between 2009 and 2018.\n\nThe Citizen reports that City's future title challenges may depend on the outcome of the club's appeal against the financial impropriety charges. While no sanction has been handed down yet, there has been speculation regarding retrospective action to strip titles.",
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        "published": "2026-10-11T17:30:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Man City shrug off uncertain future to beat 10-man Liverpool",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/man-city-shrug-off-uncertain-future-to-beat-10-man-liverpool",
        "published": "2026-10-11T17:43:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Man City shrug off uncertain future to beat 10-man Liverpool",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/man-city-shrug-off-uncertain-future-to-beat-10-man-liverpool-13768909",
        "published": "2026-10-11T17:48:55.000Z"
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