Liverpool vs Man City

Hello and welcome to The Athletic'slive coverage of this huge Premier League game between Liverpool and Manchester City.Reigning champions City have started ...

“You have the best team in the world and you put in the best striker on the market, no matter what it costs, you just do it. In the past few seasons, this has traditionally been a clash of the league’s top two teams. I know City will not like it, nobody will like it, you’ve asked the question, but you know the answer. The problem v City is if you close him down with too many players it opens space for other world-class players." Nobody can compete with City in that. Reigning champions City have started the season well and are unbeaten so far.

Liverpool look to get their season back on track with a victory over title contenders Manchester City.

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While injuries and poor form have seen Liverpool sink to an unfamiliar 11th place in the Premier League table, defending champions Man City are neck-and-neck ...

— Manuel Akanji has done well to help fill the gap that the absence of Stones and Walker has created, earning a start here. Given the form these two sides have shown as late, there is absolutely no need for the Spaniard to come up with a surprising tactical framework. This Liverpool vs.

Liverpool host Manchester City in a proper heavyweight clash in the Premier League on Sunday at Anfield. Here's everything you need to know.

Right now it is tough to predict Liverpool winning this game but there’s something about Anfield on these occasions which gets the best out of this group of players. Manuel Akanji has been superb at center back and it looks like he may get the nod to start alongside Ruben Dias but it would not be surprising if Aymeric Laporte started due to his experience in this fixture. That means Joao Cancelo may move from left back to right back and Nathan Ake could slot in at left back or Sergio Gomez could start in that role. —– Rodri —– Silva —– Up top Salah will start on the right and then it’s a tough choice between Darwin Nunez and red-hot Roberto Firmino in the central role. These two teams have delivered games of the highest caliber in recent years as Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have battled for every trophy going.

Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday as two heavyweights collide with a different vibe around this meeting.

Kalvin Phillips, John Stones and Kyle Walker remain out for City, so that means Joao Cancelo is likely to start at right back with Nathan Ake potentially at left back and Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias at center back. At the other end Ederson has the most clean sheets (five) in the Premier League as Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji have both stepped in and looked very good in defense. Team news is out and it looks like Fabinho could be at center back or James Milner at right back as Liverpool try to cope with their defensive injury issues. Milner at right back for Liverpool with Fabinho, Elliott and Thiago in central midfield. He had to generate his own power on that but still, he will think he should have scored. Haaland had a couple of opportunities towards the end of the half but Liverpool were solid enough and looked a threat on the break. THEN Pep Guardiola gets into it with the Liverpool fans around the City bench and goads them…. Klopp is back out and his celebrations are pretty muted after his red card. He and Bernardo Silva were on a different level. Phil Foden: Made City tick and so good on the ball. Mohamed Salah: Played in a more central role and got the all-important goal. This was a crucial battle in the game and Van Dijk and Gomez won it for Liverpool.