Manchester City vs Liverpool - as it happened: Pep Guardiola's men run riot against 10-man Reds
Re-live all the action from the Etihad Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City and Liverpool have enjoyed good starts to the season, with two wins and a draw each from their opening three fixtures. But with City’s vast expenditure this summer, Pep Guardiola will be expecting nothing less than victory (three full-backs for a combined £130m demands as much).
The Catalan knows that this is the season for silverware, after a year in which he often struggled to master English football’s physicality. There can be no room for excuses, and there are no good reasons why City should not expect, let alone hope, to win the title.
Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are fiercely competitive characters, even by the standards of Premier League managers, and will set up their sides to attack and dominate the other as much as possible.
It promises to be an engrossing encounter.
See who comes out on top by following all the live action below:
Here's everything you need to know about the match.
What time does it start?
Manchester City vs Liverpool kicks off at 12:30 BST on Saturday 9th September.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League from 12:30 BST. Highlights will be shown at 22:30 BST on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Roberto Firmino: Liverpool have been boosted by the news that influential Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is unlikely to recover from injury in time to feature in this match.
All eyes will therefore be on Liverpool's leading man Firmino, who will fancy his chances against City's patched-up defence. Expect goals.
Best stat…
3: The number of years since Man City last beat Liverpool in the Premier League. Their last was a 3-1 win at the Etihad on August 25th 2014.
Remember when…
Willy Caballero’s penalty-saving heroics against Jurgen Klopp’s men clinched the League Cup for City in 2016.
Player to watch…
Kevin De Bruyne: The 26-year-old Belgian has started the season in dazzling form, occupying a new role deeper in midfield.
A wide range of passing is not the first skill associated with De Bruyne, but it is one he has exhibited abundantly this term. His versatility will be tested, though, against an in-form Liverpool.
Past three meetings…
Manchester City 1 (Aguero) Liverpool 1 (Milner), Premier League, March 2017
Liverpool 1 (Wijnaldum) Manchester City 0, Premier League, December 2016
Liverpool 3 (Lallana, Milner, Firmino) Manchester City 0, Premier League, March 2016
Form guide…
Manchester City: WDLWWW
Liverpool: WWWWDW
Odds…
Manchester City to win: 17/20
Liverpool to win: 16/5
Draw: 14/5
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
31' - Sadio Mane finds Mo Salah with a delightful through ball and the Egyptian finds himself one-on-one with Ederson.
It's the goalkeeper who comes out on top though, as he gets down low to deny Liverpool's summer signing with a smart save.
34' - Gabriel Jesus robs Ragnar Klavan of the ball in a dangerous position and bounds towards the Liverpool goal. His close-range shot is turned behind by Simon Mignolet before the Reds goalkeeper makes another smart stop to deny John Stones from the resultant corner.
37' - Sadio Mane is SENT OFF for a high foot after a coming together with Ederson.
43' - Claudio Bravo is preparing to come on for the downed Ederson, who will play no further part in the match.
The Brazilian is still receiving treatment on the pitch for his head injury.
45' - We're back underway after a lengthy delay and there will be eight minutes of added time at the end of this first half.
45+3' - Gabriel Jesus has the ball in the net from a Kevin De Bruyne cross but the linesman's flag is correctly raised for offside.
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