Manchester City and Liverpool have named their starting XIs for the titanic clash at Anfield this afternoon.
A win for the hosts would move them 11 points clear of Pep Guardiola’s side after just 13 games, while City can cut the gap to just five points should they come out on top.
Arne Slot is without Ibrahima Konaté after he picked up a knee injury against Real Madrid, while he opts for Cody Gakpo ahead of Darwin Núñez to lead the line.
Meanwhile, Guardiola is dealing with injury problems of his own with Rodri and Mateo Kovačić both sidelined, meaning that Matheus Nunes is handed a start in midfield, while Ederson’s midweek blunder sees Stefan Ortega preferred to the Brazilian in goal.
Here’s how the two sides set up on Merseyside.
Your City side for #LIVMCI 🩵
XI | Ortega Moreno, Walker (C), Akanji, Dias, Ake, Lewis, Gundogan, Nunes, Bernardo, Foden, Haaland
SUBS | Ederson, Carson, Grealish, Doku, De Bruyne, Gvardiol, Savinho, O’Reilly, McAtee
#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/v5dHmGN3V4— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 1, 2024
Who do you think comes out on top?
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