Liverpool host Manchester City in the blockbuster fixture of the Premier League weekend with events off the pitch equally as intriguing as the contest to take place on it.
City head to Anfield expecting the most hostile of receptions following the verdict of an independent commission which found the club guilty of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period. The judgment found that City benefitted from more than £900m of disguised funding between 2009 and 2018 where they won three top-flight titles including one against Liverpool who finished second.
The Reds fans have already been preparing to welcome City’s squad with animosity and Enzo Maresca will have a tricky task on his hand to keep the focus on the match. The City manager admitted to having ‘complete trust’ in the club who have launched an appeal against the verdict.
City come into the match with five wins from five and sit top of the table. Liverpool are six points behind them and can close the gap with victory this afternoon.
Here’s everything you need to know:
When is Liverpool vs Man City?
The blockbuster Premier League encounter between Liverpool and Manchester City is due to kick off at 4.30pm BST on Sunday 11 October at Anfield, Liverpool.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League with broadcast coverage beginning at 4pm.
Sky subscribers can also stream the match live via the SkyGo app.
Team news
Andoni Iraola is without his main attacking threats as Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo will miss the match through injury. Hugo Ekitike is also missing.
The manager did confirm that Federico Chiesa could feature but is lacking match fitness which means that Lewis Koumas could start up front. Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni are long-term absentees for the hosts.
For Man City, Phil Foden will miss the game due to a suspension and there are doubts over the fitness of Nico O’Reilly who left the England camp with a knock during the international break. Maresca confirmed that Erling Haaland is fit and ‘ready for Anfield’.
Predicted line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Araujo, Van Dijk, Jacquet, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Ngumoha; Barcola
Man City XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol; Fernandez, Anderson; Semenyo, Cherki, Ndiaye; Haaland