The teams are here:

Liverpool: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Nunez, Gakpo. Subs: Jaros, Davies, Endo, Nunez, Jones, Elliott, Quansah, Morton, Nyoni.

Manchester City XI: Ortega, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Lewis, Gündogan, Nunes, Silva, Foden, Haaland. Subs: Ederson, Carson, Grealish, Doku, De Bruyne, Gvardiol, Savinho, O’Reilly, McAtee

“I don’t sleep as well as I did when I was winning every game. I am the same person as four Premier League players in a row and in this situation I have the same doubts. Now I want to be closer to the players because I know they are suffering, I know they are thinking: “Oh God, how could we not win the game against Feyenoord?” Or: “Why don’t we score when we beat Spurs had a chance to score?” They suffer. What can I do, blame them? Absolutely not.”

Lots of previews for this game.

Early team news

Liverpool

Subs from Jaros, Davies, Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Endo, Elliott, Morton, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Nyoni

Doubtful Bradley (thigh)

Injured Konaté (knee, unknown), Alisson (thigh, December 7), Jota (ribs, December 7), Chiesa (muscle, December 7), Tsimikas (ankle, unknown)

Exposed None

Form WWDWWW Leading goalscorer Salah 10

Manchester City

Subs from Carson, Ortega, Wilson-Ebrand, McAtee, Perrone, Savinho, O’Reilly, Gündogan, Simpson-Pusey, Nunes, Aké

Doubtful Stones (unknown), documentary (thigh)

Injured Bobb (leg, January 1), Rodri (knee, June 1), Kovacic (unknown, December 21)

Exposed None

Form WWWLLL Leading goalscorer Haaland 12

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