Liverpool face Manchester City at Anfield with the chance to go 11 points clear of Pep Guardiola’s champions at this early stage of the Premier League of the season.
Arne Slot’s excellent start to life at Liverpool continued with a superb victory over Real Madrid and the Reds are flying into the second of two huge games at Anfield this week.
City, by contrast, drew 3-3 with Feyenoord after blowing a three-goal lead late on to extend their winless run to an unprecedented six games under Guardiola.
Ilkay Gundogan admitted City’s hopes of winning a fifth Premier League title in a row could suffer a fatal blow if they lose to Liverpool, and even Guardiola has said the champions are fragile.
Liverpool are full of belief but Virgil van Dijk expects a reaction from City and Slot has warned that Guardiola will come up with a solution to show why he is the best manager in the world on Sunday.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League blockbuster, including the latest team news
Liverpool vs Man City latest team news
The only blemish on Liverpool’s evening against Real Madrid were the injuries to Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley. Slot said both players will continue to be assessed, but said Konate staying down at full-time was “not a good sign” ahead of the City match.
Bradley, who went off holding his hamstring, could be replaced by Trent Alexander-Arnold. The right back is fit to start after returning to the bench against Real Madrid, while Jarrell Quansah may be required to partner Virgil van Dijk and face Erling Haaland if Konate is not available.
Elsewhere, Caoimhin Kelleher will continue in goal after another excellent display – saving Kylian Mbappe’s penalty against Real Madrid. Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas, Harvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa remain out. Cody Gakpo could replace Luis Diaz in the rotation of Liverpool forwards.
Manchester City’s injury problems have been clear for all to see during their six-game winless run. As well as Rodri, Mateo Kovacic is out and John Stones is a doubt after missing the draw against Feyenoord.
Ruben Dias returned to the bench in midweek and Kevin De Bruyne made his second appearance as a substitute since returning from his injury, as he moves closer to a start. Jeremy Doku is also working his way back and Pep Gurdiola will provide an update on Friday.
Liverpool vs Man City possible line-ups
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Jones, Mac Allister; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo
Manchester City XI: Lewis; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Bernardo, Gundogan; Foden, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland
When is Liverpool vs Manchester City?
The fixture will kick off at 4:00pm BST on Sunday 1 December at Anfield.
What TV channel is it on and how can I watch?
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