Reapplying to uni

What exactly the problem with going to Liverpool.

its far and manchester is more highly ranked

Once you have a degree, no-one will actually care which Uni its from -and btw, 'rankings' are nebulous nonsense and no-one in industry or academia takes them seriously.

I was sort of in a similar situation last year because i had done terribly in a levels and only had a clearing place for a foundation year at a school ranked lower than Liverpool.

In short, you can't defer your place and apply for a new one next year. To get into Manchester you have to:
1) reject liverpool
2) create another application for 2026
3) somehow get into manchester in that round, probably by retaking A levels and getting another set of predicted grades (like I did)

All this is obviously, gambling your chance at a degree from a good school (a Russell Group no less) for a small degree of improvement and a travel distance difference of an hour.
However, no path is worth anything if you aren't ready to commit to it so its a choice that's entirely up to you. Good luck either way!

Hi, I am currently holding an offer for the university of liverpool starting in september (22nd). However I want to and am planning on applying to University of Manchester for the same course for 2026 entry. I was wondering how this would go and if this was a good idea (i dont want to decline my spot and liverpool and take a gap year before applying as i want something to fall back on incase uom reject me, they also said they may not consider me if i decline then reapply).