Manchester City take on Liverpool in a huge Carabao Cup showdown at the Etihad this evening.
While neither side will quite be at full strength following the World Cup break, it is nevertheless still a truly heavyweight tie to welcome the return of the domestic game.
Both teams spent the winter preparing for this moment, as well as enjoying some rest and relaxation plus the odd friendly.
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Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne scored as Man City downed Girona at the weekend while Liverpool bounced back from a defeat to Lyon by putting four goals past AC Milan in Dubai.
Here are all the details...
Date, kick-off time and venue
Manchester City vs Liverpool is scheduled for an 8pm GMT kick-off on Thursday December 22, 2022.
The match will take place at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
Where to watch Man City vs Liverpool
TV channel: In the UK, the match will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event and Football, with coverage starting at 7pm.
Live stream: Fans can also watch the action live online via the Sky go app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action tonight via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Man City vs Liverpool lineups and team news
Man City XI: Ortega, Lewis, Akanji, Laporte, Ake, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Mahrez, Haaland, Palmer
Subs: Carson, Walker, Stones, Cancelo, Grealish, Gomez, Bernardo, Foden, Robertson
Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Milner, Matip, Gomez, Robertson, Bajcetic, Thiago, Elliott, Salah, Nunez, Carvalho
Subs: Adrian, Fabinho, Keita, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Ramsay, Phillips, Doak
Man City vs Liverpool prediction
This could turn into a bit of a classic if the two teams unleash their pent-up energy on each other. City have the edge going into the game with Haaland fit and firing.
Man City to win, 3-2.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Man City wins: 58
Draws: 56
Liverpool wins: 108
Man City vs Liverpool match odds
Man City to qualify: 4/11
Draw (90 mins): 16/5
Liverpool to qualify: 21/10
