After nearly six weeks without competitive action, Thursday evening sees Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp begin the second half of their season with a trip to the Etihad to face Manchester City in the Lague Cup fourth round.
The Reds, who won the competition for a record-breaking ninth time back in February, will be spared no straightforward return as they lock horns with Pep Guardiola's side in what has, in recent years, become English football's box office rivalry.
After dispatching League One outfit Derby County in the third round, in their penultimate fixture before domestic football's hiatus, Liverpool know if they emerge from East Manchester victorious they will join Leicester City, Newcastle United, Southampton, Wolves, Nottingham Forest, Charlton and Manchester United in the quarter-final stages.
Here's how you can keep up to date with all of Thursday evening's events.
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What time is kick-off?
The fourth round tie at the Etihad is scheduled to kick-off at 8pm on Thursday, December 22.
Is the match on TV?
In the United Kingdom, the match will be shown on Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Go.
How else can I follow the match?
You can keep up to date with all the action by following the ECHO's live blog, where chief Liverpool writer Ian Doyle and Liverpool correspondent Paul Gorst will be in position to bring you all the live updates from the Etihad.
Once live, the blog can be found at the top of the ECHO's Liverpool FC page.
Where can I watch the highlights?
After the match, the highlights will be available on Sky Sports' Youtube channel.
Early team news
While the Liverpool boss has hinted at the bulk of his XI being made up of the squad that travelled to the Middle East for the club's mid-season training camp, Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold could be involved in the squad along with Alisson and Fabinho.
However Caoimhin Kelleher is expected to start between the sticks, while Darwin Nunez could start on the left side of the attack.
Youngsters Ben Doak, Bobby Clark and Stefan Bajceitc are expected to be part of Liverpool's travelling contingent for the clash.
Full team news can be found, here.
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