Grealish, Doku and Nunes are doubts for trip to Anfield
Liverpool vs Manchester City
Competition: F.A. Premier League
Date: 3.45pm, Sunday 10th March 2024
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Referee: Michael Oliver Assistants: S Burt, D Cook Fourth Official: D Coote VAR: S Atwell
Odds: Liverpool 15/8, Draw 11/4, City 6/5
Tickets: Sold out
TV: Sky Sports
Liverpool
Manager: Jurgen Klopp
Squad (from): Adrian, Kelleher, Gomez, van Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas, Robertson, Quansah, Bradley, Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Elliott, Clark, Diaz, Nunez, Salah, Gakpo
Injured: Matip, Alisson, Jota, Alexander-Arnold, Jones, Gravenberch, Bajcetic, Thiago
Doubtful: Konate
Suspended: None
Form guide: WWWWW
Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Squad (from): Ederson, Ortega, Carson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Ake, Gvardiol, Akanji, Lewis, Kovacic, Grealish, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Gomez, Nunes, Foden, Bobb, Haaland, Doku, Alvarez
Injured: Grealish
Doubtful: Doku, Nunes
Suspended: None
Form guide: WWWWW
Pep Guardiola will assess his squad on Saturday morning ahead of the trip to Anfield, with doubts over the fitness of Jack Grealish, Jermey Doku and Matheus Nunes.
"We have a day off today - tomorrow we are training, and we will see how they feel," he said at Friday's press conference.
Liverpool have adapted their style this season, and Guardiola is expecting a slightly different challenge on Sunday.
"We have already seen some details about the way they attack [which] is different to previous seasons.
"The quality of some players makes the game different. The main parts are the same and we know it quite well, but the little details we need to adjust.
"At the same time, knowing that, we must look at the games we and they have played recently and see if we need to adjust something to be more comfortable with the players that we have to play on Sunday."
"The impact will be the same. The difference sometimes is the quality of the players - the little details…
"But the main pattern is the same. Make the game quick, contact with runners.
"It’s quite similar to when I met him in Dortmund when I was at Bayern."
City lost their last game at Anfield 1-0, with Mo Salah scoring the winner for the hosts. Overall City have won 52 of the 196 games played against the Reds, with 51 draws and 93 defeats.
Predicted line-up: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Ake, Rodri, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Haaland
Score prediction: Liverpool 2 City 1