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Man City vs Liverpool: Premier League – LIVE!
The Premier League season resumes this lunchtime at the Etihad Stadium with a fixture which has in recent years been the highlight of the campaign. Reigning champions City welcome usual the Reds to the Etihad Stadium, but the latter’s usual title hopes are long over as they instead bid for an unlikely fourth-placed finish.
The big talking point heading into the game is the fitness of Erling Haaland, who picked up a knock during the international break and is now not expected to feature today. It is a huge blow for City, who will also be without Phil Foden, as they look to keep the pressure on title favourites Arsenal.
Liverpool will be able to welcome back Darwin Nunez from his own fitness concerns as they begin a season-defining final 12 games of a season which has largely been well below expectations. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog below!
Live updates
GOAL!
17min: Salah thumps home from the edge of the area after Jota runs through and holds up the ball!
Great ball from Alexander-Arnold to Jota to create the chance.
16min: Straight up the other end and we have a Liverpool attack! Salah does his Salah thing of cutting inside and having a pop, but it’s blocked by Ake.
15min: Mahrez goes inside wide with a fine curling free kick from the edge of the area.
13min: Alvarez playing then classic false nine role: dropping deep and dragging in the centre-backs to leave space for De Bruyne running in behind.
11min: Rodri shoots straight at Alisson.
Liverpool struggling to get out of their own half.
9min: City firmly on top and are clearly targetting Alexander-Arnold, this time Gundogan is in behind but can’t properly test Alisson.
6min: The free kick is played across the ground to the right where Alvarez floats in a cross which Alisson claims with ease.
5min: City showing no signs of being more reserved without Haaland as Stones pushes up into midfield to help Rodri move forward.
Fabinho gives away a free kick around 35 yards out.
3min: City’s first attempt at a break tries to find Grealish but Van Dijk thwacks the ball out of play with some venom.
Kick-off
1min: Here we go!
