Little harsh on Keita
Paul Gorst: Even accepting that hyperbole is sometimes overly prevalent in modern football, is it too much of a claim to label this one as the biggest games of the Premier League era for Liverpool?
Wherever you land on that particularly healthy debate, this will not be an afternoon for weak stomachs at the Etihad. The good news, at least, is Klopp has pretty much a full complement of players to choose from.
Roberto Firmino was not pictured in training on Friday night but if we take Klopp at his word earlier in the day that all his players are all fit and raring to go, it hands the manager plenty of welcome selection dilemmas.
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There are few of those to be found for his back five at least. Joel Matip returns for Ibrahima Konate as Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson all start.
In midfield, Jordan Henderson should return for Naby Keita, which might be a little harsh given the Guinean's performance at Benfica in the Champions League win. Klopp, though, may just feel the captain gives him more solidity in that engine room and he also gets out wide to supplement Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah more than any other Liverpool midfielder. That area of the pitch could be where it is won for the Reds, after all.
Up top, it's five into three really and a case can be made for any of Salah, Sadio Mane, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Firmino. Despite being somewhat out of sorts at the moment, you cannot leave out Salah for a game of this magnitude, so he starts, and I think Klopp will resist the urge to name Jota and Firmino up top and instead shuffle Mane across and Diaz down the left. How are your pre-match nerves?
My team (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Mane, Diaz.
Oxlade-Chamberlain curveball thrown
Ian Doyle: A large game awaits. And while it's not the be all and end all, it's certainly one where Liverpool would very much benefit from gaining some reward. So what should Jurgen Klopp do to stop Manchester City?
The defence is the defence. That means Alison Becker in goal, with Trent Alexander-Arnold right-back, Andy Robertson left-back, Virgil van Dijk at centre-back and Joel Matip replacing Ibrahima Konate alongside him.
Midfield is the tricky one, as it so often is. Fabinho must start, and so too Thiago Alcantara. That leaves one more. It would be rather brave to put Naby Keita in there to make a hugely creative, attacking midfield, and I'm worried Jordan Henderson is looking leggy. James Milner's experience will be useful from the bench, while Harvey Elliott is lacking minutes. Which leaves Curtis Jones or Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and if there's a curveball to be thrown then it's the latter.
Up top, worries over Roberto Firmino mean initial plans to start with the old-school front three alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane could be scuppered. If that's the case, I'd go with Luis Diaz and put Mane down the middle.
My team (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Thiago, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Salah, Firmino/Diaz, Mane.
Jota gets the nod up front
Rich Garnett: Of all of Liverpool's big games in April, this is surely the biggest.
A win at the Etihad will unquestionably tip the momentum of the Premier League title's final destination in Liverpool's favour. But not only that, it would mean that the Reds could potentially draw one of their remaining matches and still remain in pole position. As such, this has a must-win feel about it.
Jurgen Klopp is more than capable of springing a surprise in his starting XI, but I feel that the magnitude of this football match calls for the most experienced players.
With Alisson in goal, a back four of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson seems likely. Ibrahima Konate was excellent against Benfica but misses out here.
In midfield, control is vital. Fabinho sits at the base of the engine room flanked by the calm and experienced Jordan Henderson and in-form Thiago Alcantara. Should Liverpool's captain start this one on the bench, however, I think you are looking at a change in pecking order from the manager.
Up top there is an array of riches to choose from, but I don't see any surprises here. Mohamed Salah is due a goal, so where better to get one than in Manchester on Sunday? He's in on the right-hand side. Sadio Mane has got that winning feeling this month and gets the nod on the left. Down the middle, I'm backing the fox in the box, Diogo Jota, to get himself on the end of an Alexander-Arnold delivery and give Reds fans a weekend to remember.
If that doesn't pan out inside the hour, Roberto Firmino and the unpredictable Luis Diaz are on hand to mix things up.
My team (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Jota, Mane.
Traditional front three returns
Hannah Pinnock: It's a big game and Jurgen Klopp will need his star players. The back four picks itself, in front of Alisson it will be the usual Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Matip and Van Dijk combination.
Midfield should be Fabinho and Jordan Henderson, and then it's a toss up between Thiago and Naby Keita. Personally, I'd like to see the latter given another chance as he impressed against Benfica in midweek.
Up front is where the big question marks are. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are no-brainers, but then it's whether Klopp opts for Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota or Luis Diaz as the third option. I'd like to see Firmino given the nod, but I can certainly see a world where Klopp goes with Diaz.
My team (4-3-3) Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Mane.
