Manchester City are at serious peril of their Premier League title challenge from becoming too far gone as they travel to Liverpool in a must-win clash.
City were held at Tottenham last week, something that seemed inconceivable at half-time with Thomas Frank’s struggling Spurs two goals down and looking lifeless, only for Pep Guardiola to watch a Dominic Solanke deprive his side of two invaluable points.
They are now six points adrift of leaders Arsenal, who will be hoping Liverpool - their title rivals of last year - can become the latest to do them a huge favour in the title race.
The Reds ended a five-game winless run in the league by emphatically dispatching Newcastle in a 4-1 win last week, with Arne Slot’s men finding form at possibly the worst time for City.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Is Liverpool vs Manchester City on TV?
Liverpool’s clash with Manchester City kicks off at 4:30pm GMT on Sunday 8 February at Anfield.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the UK can watch the game on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting at 4pm. Subscribers can also stream the action online via NOWTV.
If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
Confirmed line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike.
Man City XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait-Nouri; Rodri; Bernardo, O’Reilly, Semenyo, Marmoush; Haaland.
Team news
Unsurprisingly, Arne Slot has made no changes to his starting XI, with the Reds in the middle of an injury crisis that sees Dominik Szoboszlai start at right-back once again.
Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch anchor midfield once more, with the attacking trio of Mo Salah, Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo once again supporting Hugo Ekitike up front.
Pep Guardiola has made five changes to the side that beat Newcastle in midweek. Gianluigi Donnarumma is back in goal, while Marc Guehi replaces Nathan Ake at centre-back.
In midfield, Tijjani Reijnders and Nico Gonzalez drop out in favour of Bernardo Silva and Rodri, while Phil Foden makes way for Erling Haaland in attack.
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