Man City vs Liverpool

Live team news, score updates and analysis from Etihad Stadium as Liverpool take on Man City in a key Premier League showdown.

However, Darwin Nunez is fit to play after missing some sessions with a cut on his foot suffered in the loss to Real Madrid. That is, of course, despite the Colombian making his long-awaited return to team training on Thursday. This is what we do until the end of the season." We see today, at the end the doctors and the player will decide how he feels. "We apologise unreservedly to Pep Guardiola, his players, staff and officials," read a Reds club statement at the time. "The priority now is to establish the facts and offer Manchester City whatever support is necessary." "Erling is recovering, tomorrow we have the last training session and we will see how he feels. "In the past we score a lot of goals. "We score a lot of goals, he scores an incredible amount of goals," added the 52-year-old when pushed further on the potential absence of his talisman. As the visitors' team bus rolled into the ground some hours before kick-off five years ago, the vehicle was pelted with cans and bottles by a mindless minority. It is something that is still referenced in east Manchester, five years on. I'm OK with it, as long as nobody's hurt I'm fine."

After a lengthy two-week international break, the English Premier League gets back up and running on Saturday, with this tasty-looking clash between big ...

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Pep Guardiola's men hope to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal as they host Jurgen Klopp's Reds.

Andy Robertson collects the loose ball and gives it to Alisson who looks to build a Liverpool attack from the back. Liverpool are out quickly and forced City to pass the ball back to John Stones. “Now it’s clear - top four is the only thing we can really go for,” he said. “Last year, we nearly won four trophies; but then this year, the trophies have gone early. 3 mins: Jack Grealish receives the ball on the left wing and flicks it down the line for Julian Alvarez to chase down. Kevin De Bruyne takes the free kick but knocks it square to Riyad Mahrez. He works it over to Kevin De Bruyne on the right side. He pulls the ball back to Rodri but the midfielder misses it before John Stones collects the ball. Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez stand over the dead ball after a quick conversation. Victory for [Jurgen Klopp’s](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/jurgen-klopp) men today would be a strong statement of their desire to finish the season well and would increase the pressure on top four rivals Tottenham and Newcastle. [uphill battle to finish in the Champions League](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-premier-league-fixtures-man-city-b2311104.html) qualification places. The reigning champions can therefore pile some pressure on Mikel Arteta’s team if they manage to defeat Liverpool.

Defending champions Manchester City will aim to move to within five points of Premier League leaders Arsenal, but they'll have to overcome the challenge ...

— Pep Guardiola said he had spoken to the No. Man City, the second most against any side in his career. 😏 Mohamed Salah has 15 goal contributions in 18 appearances vs. When City and Liverpool played out a pair of 2-2 draws as part of a title race that went to the wire, it felt like these high-stakes battles would set the course for the foreseeable future. Guardiola conceded he would be weighing up "risk" over whether or not to pick his star striker. City's top scorer has a gargantuan 42 goals in 37 appearances this season — albeit with none in two against Liverpool — but he was forced out of Norway's international fixtures with a groin complaint and missed his scheduled return to training with City on Thursday. 1 hour from kickoff: The teams are out and there's no Erling Haaland in the City squad. As deputies go for the most prolific striker in world football, City certainly haven't got a bad one. This is a fixture that tends to bring the best out of Klopp's men and they beat City 1-0 at Anfield last October. 5 mins from kickoff: The ground is almost full but the atmosphere feels a little muted. "They can beat everyone, like we can beat everyone."

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will miss Saturday's crunch Premier League game against Liverpool with a groin injury.

Life is risks and sometimes you have to take them. "The doctors and the player will decide if he feels good. He's scored a lot of goals, he's scored a lot, always we are a team to score a lot of goals in the season, this is what we try to do until the end of the season."

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Prolific striker Erling Haaland was not part of Manchester City's squad to play Liverpool on Saturday after failing to recover ...

Haaland’s father, Alf-Inge, was quoted by Norwegian TV during the week saying his son had traveled to Barcelona for treatment. “It is not a big issue but today he was not right.” “He is not fit.

James Milner and Darwin Nunez are the players replaced, both of whom are on the bench. Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, ...

Erling Haaland has not recovered from a groin injury in time for Manchester City's huge Premier League clash against Liverpool on Saturday.

In the red corner, Darwin Nunez is only fit enough to make the bench. The Uruguayan picked up a foot injury prior to the international break and has only recently returned to training. And Man City have concluded Haaland is not yet ready to return and has been left out of their matchday squad entirely for Saturday's encounter.

Manchester City host Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium in a fixture which could have season defining implications for both teams.The Athletic will have all ...

Like Chelsea, 4.30pm is City’s weakest start time although, having been the best team over the last 10 seasons, they still average 1.61 PPG from 28 matches. 1' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 2' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 5' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 7' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 8' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 9' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 10' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 11' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 13' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 14' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 16' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool

Arsenal fan Piers Morgan was understandably pleased to see that Erling Haaland missed Manchester City's crucial Premier League clash with Liverpool due to ...

[Barcelona](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fc-barcelona) and [Bayern Munich](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bayern-munich) manager insists that his side can do. [Arsenal](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/arsenal-fc) -supporting TV personality tweeted: "Oh no," with a smiley face emoji as he enjoyed learning that the 42-goal striker was absent on a huge occasion for City. "He's much, much better, but not for today," Guardiola told [BT Sport](https://tinyurl.com/muyw8pcz). "Why don't we have to be there? " Absolutely," Guardiola affirmed. He gives you that little bit more, Haaland will always play on the edge trying to score goals and have an impact with his goalscoring, but Alvarez's all-round game is a lot more touches of the football." Join the debate in the [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) explained pre-match that he didn't want a risk him, despite City trailing [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) title rivals Arsenal by eight points going into Saturday's early kick-off. "He's got a great goal record. [comments section](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/piers-morgan-haaland-mancity-liverpool-29605444#comments-section). Who'll win the Premier League - Arsenal or Man City? [Piers Morgan](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/piers-morgan) wasted no time in sarcastically reacting to the news that [Erling Haaland](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erling-braut-haaland) had been ruled out of [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) 's game against [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc).

Erling Haaland faces a race against time to be fit and add to his 42-goal tally in 2022-23 at Man City. Mohamed Salah has scored in all three meetings with Man ...

He’s scored in all three of Liverpool’s games against Man City this season, in the Premier League, Community Shield and EFL Cup. He recently overtook Robbie Fowler (128) as Liverpool’s all-time leading scorer in the Premier League (129), with 104 of those being scored with his trusty left foot. Man City certainly need to win this game to put pressure on Arsenal ahead of their match with Leeds United just hours later. They are currently seven points off Tottenham in fourth, but do have two games in hand on the north London side. Man City host Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend hoping to keep up the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the table. Liverpool have taken just 12 points from their 13 Premier League away games this season (W3 D3 L7), compared to 30 at home. Salah’s 104, of which 102 have been at Liverpool) – another record that Salah will be taking off the former Liverpool legend in no time. Their last Premier League home defeat came against Brentford on 12 November (2-1) – a game that was also in the Saturday lunchtime slot. The last Premier League meeting between these two clubs was at Anfield in October, with Liverpool running out 1-0 winners thanks to a Salah goal with 14 minutes remaining. Only Arsenal (35) have won more points at home than City (34) this season. Across all competitions, he’s got 42 goals, including six hat-tricks – all those trebles coming at the Etihad Stadium. This is the 28th meeting in all competitions as managers between Guardiola and Klopp – with Guardiola facing Klopp more times than any other manager in his top-flight career.

Manchester City maintain di pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal by beating Liverpool despite say dia injured striker Erling Haaland no play for ...

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Pep Guardiola has refused to rule Erling Haaland out of Manchester City's Premier League game against Liverpool, saying the striker will be assessed after a ...

Minute-by-minute report: Premier League action resumes with a humdinger. Join Scott Murray for all the action.

[Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) want a second yellow. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) out on the right. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) look a beaten docket. Alvarez dribbles around the penalty spot and struggles to get a shot away. Gakpo dribbles in from the left and aims a curler towards the far corner. Ake miscontrols and Gakpo attempts to get to the loose ball. City have enjoyed 84 percent of possession in the last five minutes. Strange thing, confidence: Liverpool were giving City a good game in the first half. After a 874-pass move, Mahrez cuts in from the right and wins a corner off Van Dijk. 80 min: “You’re getting sacked in the morning.” The City fans serenading Klopp. Grealish, running in from the left, creams a volley towards the bottom left. The visitors hanging on, in the hope of retaining at least a scrap of dignity.

Manchester City maintained the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal by shrugging off the absence of the injured Erling Haaland to outclass Liverpool ...

Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. - Away1 - Shots - Away31% - Home69% - Possession - 52,877 - Attendance: Seconds later he was playing in Alavarez and City were level.

City made it six wins from our last seven Premier League matches with a 4-1 comeback win over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.

"We wanted to start this last period of the season right. "We knew it would be a tough game playing against Liverpool. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) in the first moments of the second half, Riyad [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) became the leading African player in Premier League history in terms of assists. [Laporte](https://www.mancity.com/players/aymeric-laporte), [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva), Gomez, Perrone, Lewis [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson), [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones), Akanji, Dias, [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake), [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo) ( [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva) 82), [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) (C), [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne), [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), Grealish ( [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer) 88), Alvarez [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) and slid a perfect ball across goal for [Julian Alvarez](https://www.mancity.com/players/julian-alvarez) to tap in. [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) down the right. [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) and Alvarez, this time with the winger feeding the forward before his shot was blocked into the path of [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan). [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) to tap into the empty net. [Julian Alvarez](https://www.mancity.com/players/julian-alvarez), Kevin [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne), Riyad [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) and [Jack Grealish](https://www.mancity.com/players/jack-grealish) turned it around in brilliant fashion, much to the Etihad’s delight. [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) finding the space and supplying Grealish. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola) become the [quickest manager in Premier League history](https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/pep-guardiola-records-100th-premier-league-home-win-in-charge-of-city-63815954) to reach 100 home wins.

Man City 4-1 Liverpool: The Argentinian World Cup winner scored one and assisted another as the champions came from behind to thrash the Reds.

Salah was electric in the first half, relishing the gladiatorial element of being sent out to take on the City defence on his own as he led the line. Take Haaland out, however, and he made a burst into the box that was reminiscent of Steven Gerrard in his prime. It was why he popped up on the left wing to set up Grealish’s goal and was the most advanced player when he converted Riyad Mahrez’s cross. Perhaps it was a tale of three strikers: Haaland, Alvarez and Mohamed Salah, relocated from the right wing, putting Liverpool ahead and becoming their first-ever player to score in four games against City in a season. Drafted in when Haaland was ruled out, he demonstrated his aptitude for the big occasion. Alvarez scored City’s first goal, made their second and had a prominent part in the third.

Get a report of the Manchester City vs. Liverpool 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

Alvarez was again heavily involved in the build-up. Pep Guardiola's rampant side established a comfortable lead in the second half to move within five points of league leaders [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359), who play later on Saturday. [Riyad Mahrez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/163940/Riyad-Mahrez) with an inch-perfect cross-field pass, leaving the [Algeria](/soccer/team?id=624) forward to play a simple ball into De Bruyne who slid home past [Alisson](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196876/Alisson). [Ilkay Gundogan](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/131424/Ilkay-Gündogan) find [Jack Grealish](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/172850/Jack-Grealish) in space down Liverpool's right side. [Diogo Jota](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/208133/diogo-jota)'s perfectly executed run beyond City's back line was not dealt with and as [Manuel Akanji](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/214562/Manuel-Akanji) attempted to thwart him, the ball was left for Salah to power through and fire home emphatically past [Ederson](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/176948/Ederson). [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) [through injury](/football/manchester-city-engman_city/story/4913174/erling-haaland-misses-man-citys-premier-league-game-vs-liverpool-through-injury), fell behind to a [Mohamed Salah](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173896/Mohamed-Salah) strike early on, but responded quickly to level the match through Julian Alvarez, who led the line in Haaland's absence.

However, Julian Alvarez equalized before the break and then Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish all scored in the second half to turn it into a ...

The loss of Haaland is obviously a huge concern for City as he suffered a groin issue and did not play for Norway over the international break and returned to Manchester for treatment. It has been a glorious sunny morning here, but the clouds are bubbling up just as the action is about to on the pitch at the Etihad. Very attacking lineup from Liverpool and they are pressing very high up the pitch. I was right in the line with that in the press box here at the Etihad and thought that was offside. Liverpool a real threat on the counter, while Man City have been a little clunky but are still carving out plenty of chances sans Haaland. Poor defensive mistakes from Liverpool and Mahrez crosses for KDB to poke home. The Manchester City fans at the Etihad are now doing the Poznan. City ominously cranking through the gears. Liverpool in full damage limitation mode with their trip to Chelsea coming up in midweek. FULL TIME: Manchester City 4-1 Liverpool – Well, that was rather straightforward in the end, wasn’t it? Man City head to Southampton on Saturday, April 8. In the end this was a routine win for City as they’re now on 64 points, five points behind Arsenal who play later on Saturday against Leeds.

Manchester City's Jack Grealish didn't start when Liverpool visited last season, but this time he was right at the heart of their dominant 4-1 win.

[Trent Alexander-Arnold](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/223532/Trent-Alexander-Arnold), Liverpool: Tried his best to kick Grealish out of the game but the City man still won their duel down Liverpool's right. Grealish's goal was his first at home for City in almost a year, after scoring against Liverpool in the FA Cup on April 16, 2022. We wanted to start this last period right, Liverpool are so dangerous with players they have up front and then you, not fear the worst, but think it's going to be a tough game to get back into it. If you want to get something here, 14 or 15 players have to be on top of their game and that was not the case." [Tottenham Hotspur](/soccer/team?id=367) and [Newcastle United](/soccer/team?id=361) starting to struggle, Champions League qualification is still there for the taking but winning their remaining games at Anfield is unlikely to be enough to get over the line. [Alisson](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196876/Alisson), Liverpool: The Liverpool goalkeeper probably should have got a hand on the cross which found its way to De Bruyne for the Belgian's goal. When [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne) put Pep Guardiola's side in front moments after the break, there was only going to be one winner. There aren't many harder games in the Premier League than away at City but Liverpool need to find a way to win on their travels if they're going to finish in the top four. A week later, they travel to Leeds -- themselves battling relegation -- and by then the Champions League will either be in view or drifting out of reach. They start with a trip to Chelsea on Tuesday and then face leaders Arsenal on Sunday. To top it off, he got on the end of De Bruyne's cross to make it 4-1 in the second half. He jogged back up the pitch through a sea of high-fives but was back in position quickly enough to cross for Alvarez to get City's equaliser.

Watch the key moments from our excellent Premier League victory over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.

[Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) added City's third a few minutes later with a composed finish in a crowded box before Grealish added a layer of gloss to the scoreline with a richly deserved goal of his own. [Julian Alvarez](https://www.mancity.com/players/julian-alvarez), Kevin [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne), Ilkay [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) and [Jack Grealish](https://www.mancity.com/players/jack-grealish) turned it around for the Blues. Subscribe for a full-match replay](https://www.mancity.com/citytv/city-plus) [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) latched on to Riyad [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez)'s cross. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola)'s 100th home win in the Premier League in just 128 games.