Overview
- Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 in the Champions League, with Phil Foden scoring twice and Erling Haaland also on target as Pep Guardiola lauded Foden yet lamented a sloppy spell and a switched-off moment before Dortmund’s goal.
- Liverpool edged Real Madrid 1-0 at Anfield through an Alexis Mac Allister header, and the scorer cautioned that single results carry limited weight under UEFA’s league-phase format.
- Arne Slot said Alexander Isak (groin) will definitely not start on Sunday but may be in the squad, confirmed Jeremie Frimpong and Alisson are unavailable with hamstring injuries, and revealed Giovanni Leoni faces around a year out with an ACL tear.
- The AP notes both teams are chasing Arsenal, with defeat potentially leaving City nine points back or Liverpool ten points back, adding urgency to Sunday’s meeting.
- Rodri missed the Dortmund match after a recent hamstring issue, leaving his status uncertain, while Liverpool coverage suggests Slot could consider Florian Wirtz as a false nine and keep Dominik Szoboszlai central given his form.