Players who played for Liverpool and Manchester City

Which footballers have played for both Liverpool and Manchester City? Moves between two of the biggest clubs in England are rare and often controversial, which makes this a favourite round in The Connection. Every player below has been checked against his career record, including loan spells.

Quick quiz: how many can you name before you look? There are 14 in our list.

Show all 14 players

Player	Country	Liverpool	Manchester City
Paul Walsh	England	1984–1988	1994–1995
Peter Beardsley	England	1987–1991	1998 loan
David James	England	1992–1999	2004–2006
Nigel Clough	England	1993–1996	1996–1998
Robbie Fowler	England	1993–2001 & 2006–2007	2003–2006
Mark Kennedy	Republic of Ireland	1995–1998	1999–2001
Scott Carson	England	2005–2008	2019–2021 loan
Craig Bellamy	Wales	2006–2007 & 2011–2012	2009–2011
Daniel Sturridge	England	2013–2019	2006–2009
Kolo Touré	Ivory Coast	2013–2016	2009–2013
James Milner	England	2015–2023	2010–2015
Raheem Sterling	England / Jamaica	2012–2015	2015–2022
Mario Balotelli	Italy	–	–
Steve McManaman	England	–	–

Quick facts

14 players in our verified list have played for both Liverpool and Manchester City.
The most common countries are England (10), Republic of Ireland (1), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is Paul Walsh; the most recent is Scott Carson.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Peter Beardsley.

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