Key events
Some additional news about Salah.
Jim Morrish Emails: “In the spirit of sporting Corinthianism that I am famous for, I have to say that once it is a great and fair game, I don't really care who wins today, as long as LFC finishes the process with the three points.”
May the best team win.
Jurgen Klopp: “We never thought about training Salah today. “We can incorporate it, which is great.”
Fortunately for society, I have written about Kelleher.
It's a big afternoon for Liverpool's five defenders. Kelleher, Bradley and Quansah are still relatively inexperienced at this level and Gomez is playing out of position at left back. Only city of manchester to stop …
There is no shortage of pre-match readings.
Starting lineups
Liverpool (4-3-3): Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gómez; Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Díaz, Núñez, Elliott.
Substitutes: Adrian, Robertson, Tsimikas, Salah, Gakpo, McConnell, Clark, Nallo, Koumas.
Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva; Foden, Haaland, Alvarez
Substitutes: Ortega, Días, Kovacic, Doku, Gómez, Gvardiol, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis.
Preamble
Will it get bigger than this by mid-March? Not precisely. For many, this could be decisive for the title, but there is still a way to go in the season; The most important thing is that there is real competition. first division champions. Both teams are in great form and will be eager to further prove their credentials with victory today at Anfield, especially after Arsenal defeated Brentford yesterday.
Liverpool have some injury problems and Mohamed Salah only returned to play 15 minutes against Sparta Prague on Thursday night after a month out. They have been brave in recent months, so they will not be worried about Pep Guardiola and others arriving on Merseyside. Liverpool They had to travel to Prague in midweek, which didn't help, but they will be fit and ready for kick-off.
City enjoyed an extra day of rest and did not need to travel, but instead recorded a home victory over Copenhagen in the Champions League, resting some big hitters in the process.
A tense but pleasant afternoon awaits us.
Start: 15.45 GMT.
