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City and Liverpool’s race for last season’s title could not have been closer. With just 15 minutes left to play, the Blues needed to score three goals to stop Klopp’s team from becoming Premier League champions – and we all know how that ended.
The pair looked set to battle it out for the title once again this campaign, yet Liverpool have so far been miles off the pace.
The Reds currently sit 10th in the table, already 13 points behind City – although Pep Guardiola will undoubtedly be reminding his team it is far too early to draw any lasting conclusions from their poor start.
Man City predicted line-up for Liverpool fixture
Manchester City will have Erling Haaland back for today’s massive Premier League meeting with Liverpool at Anfield.
The Norwegian star was rested for Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Copenhagen after manager Pep Guardiola admitted he did not recover well following last weekend’s win over Southampton.
Haaland, however, is available now and will likely start on Merseyside alongside Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva, who are also fit after recent fatigue concerns.
Kyle Walker, Kalvin Phillips and John Stones remain injury concerns for England ahead of the World Cup, but City look strong in pretty much every other area.
Ruben Dias remained on the bench on Wednesday and Nathan Ake appeared for only two minutes, indicating both will likely start at Anfield.
Speaking of his injured England trio, Guardiola said on Friday: “John I think will be back I don’t know when but maybe one week, ten days. Kalvin is getting better and is improving a lot. Kyle is still out.”
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
In what is set to be an enthralling contest, here is how Some Man City Fans and Media expect Pep Guardiola’s side to line-up.
Evening Standard XI : Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Ake, Cancelo; Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva; Grealish, Haaland, Foden.
City Xtra XI: Ederson; Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Joao Cancelo; Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne; Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish.
Alex Brotherton (MEN) XI: Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Ake, Cancelo; Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo; Foden, Haaland, Grealish.
City report XI: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodri, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Foden, Haaland, Grealish
Best Starting XI base on Majority: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Haaland, Grealish
