Donnarumma pulled away from Liverpool fans after 10-man Anfield collapse

Gianluigi Donnarumma was pulled away by Manchester City staff after a heated confrontation with Liverpool supporters in the Anfield tunnel area following City’s 3-0 Premier League victory on Sunday.

Footage circulating on social media shows the Italian goalkeeper making his way down the tunnel, smiling toward remaining fans, as audible chants of ‘cheat’ ring out around him. Staff intervened and guided Donnarumma toward the away changing room before the situation escalated further.

The atmosphere at Anfield was already charged before kick-off. City arrived for their first match since an independent commission returned a guilty verdict on the club’s alleged financial breaches — covering 115 alleged rule violations between 2009 and 2018. Liverpool supporters displayed banners suggesting City could be stripped of honours won during that period, and ‘cheats’ chants directed at City players were audible throughout the match.

On the pitch, Liverpool initially matched their visitors and fed off the hostile home atmosphere. The contest shifted decisively when Ryan Gravenberch received a controversial red card, leaving the hosts with 10 men. City capitalised immediately: Erling Haaland converted the opener shortly after the dismissal, before Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki added further goals in the closing stages to complete a commanding away win.

The Premier League’s findings against City described the club as having lodged ‘sham’ contracts, with inflated commercial deals judged to have given the club an unfair financial advantage across a near-decade of competition. That backdrop lent the fixture an intensity that extended well beyond the final whistle, culminating in the tunnel incident involving Donnarumma.