Man City vs Liverpool

The biggest game of the Premier League season so far. Third-placed Manchester City welcome leaders Liverpool to the Etihad Stadium.

City are seven points behind Liverpool, and a single point adrift of Tottenham Hotspur in the title race.

The champions know that a Liverpool victory in Manchester could all but take the title away from them.

These two titans met earlier on in the season, battling out a 0-0 draw at Anfield; with Riyad Mahrez missing a late penalty for City.

Mahrez blazing a late penalty over for the champions at Anfield in October (Image via Getty).

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Team News

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is set to return after missing the win at Southampton.

However, City star Kevin De Bruyne is set to miss the crucial clash because of a muscle injury.

Liverpool midfielder James Milner could make a return to the team against his former club, after a two-match absence with a muscular injury.

Naby Keita and Jordan Henderson are both fit and both in contention for a recall to Jurgen Klopp's team.

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The Managers

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: "(Liverpool are) maybe the best team in Europe or the world right now and in top form.

"You have to accept it. All we can do is our job, play our games and after that we will see."

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: "When we went to City last year, do you think I had the (league) table in the dressing room and said, 'We are fourth, they are first?' It's just not important.

"We go to City not with whatever-point distance, we only go there to try and play the best football game we can play: 100%.

"When we came into the season, the thing was if we can qualify for a third time for a Champions League spot then that would be brilliant.

"Now we have quite a distance between that, but do I feel that's already done? No. Sorry, I cannot feel it."

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Match Stats

- Manchester City's 5-0 win in this fixture last season is their only win in the last 11 games in all competitions (D3, L7).

- However, Liverpool's only win in nine league meetings at the Etihad was the 4-1 back in 2015 - in Klopp's first away visit to City.

- Guardiola's next win for City will be his 100th in charge of the reigning Premier League champions.

- Sergio Aguero has scored in all six of his home Premier League games against Liverpool.

- Mohamed Salah has scored three goals and set up two more in his last four games against City in all competitions.

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Betting Odds

Manchester City: 21/20

Draw: 29/10

Liverpool: 5/2