Man City vs Liverpool: Preview, Team News, and Predicted Starting XI

• Man City vs Liverpool will see the two English heavyweights lock horns in a potential EPL decider at the Etihad Stadium
• Both teams head into the Sunday cracker in good shape having won their respective Champions League quarter-final first leg ties
• The two camps have no major injury concerns ahead of the clash, with Ruben Dias the only high-profile player expected to miss the clash

Man City are scheduled to host Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, April 10, in what could be a Premier League title decider.

The two English heavyweights are the strong favourites to lift the domestic crown at the end of the season, with just a point separating them at the top of the standings.

The mouthwatering clash comes just days after both sides were involved in the Champions League quarter-final first-leg wins, with City silencing Atletico Madrid 1-0 while Liverpool hammered Benfica 3-1.

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Liverpool have been on an upward trajectory in their push to taste Premier League glory under the tutelage of Jurgen Klopp.

Their push has seen them close the gap on Man City, who only a few weeks back looked destined to clinch their sixth Premier League title.

In fact, at some point, City were eight points clear at the top of the standings having played the same number of games as the Reds.

However, it took just two draws and a loss for the Manchester side to lose grip of their leadership on top of the log.

Be that as it, City's title destiny remains in their own hands, and a win over Liverpool will see them open up a potentially-unassailable four-point gap at the summit.

Team news

Man City will have to contend with the absence of Joao Cancelo ahead of the Sunday clash, with the defender battling a hamstring injury.

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However, Pep Guardiola will welcome back the well-rested Kyle Walker who missed the Atletico clash.

The Englishman is therefore expected to come back in on the right as Joao Cancelo switches to the left in place of Nathan Ake.

In the Liverpool camp, Klopp has a fully-fit squad to select from and has no injury concerns.

Predicted starting XI

Man City

Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo; Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Foden, Sterling

Liverpool

Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Mane, Diaz