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  "id": 13768909,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T17:48:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/10/1553349/man-city-shrug-uncertain-future-beat-10-man-liverpool"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City demonstrated their resilience by defeating 10-man Liverpool 3-0 in their first match since being found guilty of 100-plus breaches of Premier League financial rules. Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku, and Rayan Cherki scored in the second half to extend City's perfect start under Enzo Maresca. Ryan Gravenberch's red card for two yellow cards proved decisive in the match. The win solidifies City's three-point lead at the top of the table, but the team's title challenge future depends on the outcome of their appeal against the widespread financial impropriety. The independent commission found City and their Emirati owners arranged fraudulent deals to inflate revenues and reduce costs by over £900 million ($1.2 billion) between 2009 and 2018. Sanctions, including severe points deductions or even expulsion from the English top-flight, are under consideration unless City overturns the decision.",
  "summary": "LIVERPOOL: Manchester City shrugged off the threat of swingeing sanctions to beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 in their first game since being found guilty on more than 100 charges of breaking Premier League financial rules.",
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        "title": "Man City shrug off uncertain future to beat 10-man Liverpool",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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