Things don’t get much easier for Manchester City as next up they face Liverpool when they return to Premier League competition.
Manchester City’s Champions League campaign crashed to a premature end on Wednesday after they were destroyed by Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola’s side didn’t even come close to laying a glove on Madrid as Kylian Mbappe scored a sensational hat trick to go three up.
Nico Gonzalez’s late tap-in was a mere consolation with the Blues losing 6-3 on aggregate.
There will be little respite this weekend, either, with league leaders Liverpool coming to town.
Here is everything you need to know about the fixture.
What time does Man City vs Liverpool kick off?
Manchester City vs Liverpool will take place on Sunday, February 23 at the Etihad Stadium. Kick-off is at 4:30 pm.
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How to watch Man City vs Liverpool
Even though this match can no longer be considered a clash in the title race this season, it’s still a massive fixture and has unsurprisingly been selected for broadcast.
TV channel
The game will be the headline event of Sky Sports’ Super Sunday and will be televised on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
The programme starts at 1 pm with Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest coverage before attention turns to Manchester.
City vs Liverpool live stream
If you are a Sky customer, the match will also be available to live stream on Sky Go, the streaming platform of Sky.
If not, you can purchase a Now TV day membership pass which will allow you to watch all the day’s Sky Sports coverage and stream it on your smartphone, tablet or computer.
A day pass costs £14.99, a flexible monthly membership is £34.99 and a 12-month contract costs £26 a month.
Manchester City vs Liverpool team news
City’s injury crisis only got worse on Wednesday and things are not looking promising ahead of the weekend.
Though he was named on the bench, Erling Haaland didn’t even warm up before the game and there was no chance he was going to come on due to injury.
Speaking after the match, Guardiola said: “Erling trained yesterday. I believe the images we have done are fine, but he has discomfort walking and for example on stairs.
“We spoke yesterday, and this morning and he said he didn’t feel good, didn’t feel ready.”
There was more bad news in the game as John Stones went off injured early on after appearing to pull a muscle when playing a pass. The defender has been cursed with injuries all season and his bad fortune looks to have struck again.
Additionally, City remain without Manuel Akanji, Rodri and Oscar Bobb while Kevin De Bruyne’s fitness remains in question as well.
Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez are doubts for Liverpool.
Referee and officials
- Referee: Anthony Taylor
- Assistants: Gary Beswick, Lee Betts
- Fourth official: Andy Madley
- VAR: Stuart Attwell
- Assistant VAR: Adam Nunn
Prediction
City fans can’t be excited at the prospect of facing Liverpool and for good reason given the vastly different forms of both sides.
Liverpool are riding high at the top of the table while City are stumbling from crisis to crisis and look like they’ll be without their best players for the match.
It could be a long afternoon.
Prediction: Manchester City 1-3 Liverpool.
