Overview
- Arsenal’s 2-2 draw at Sunderland has opened the door for City or Liverpool to reduce the leaders’ advantage in the table.
- City sit seven points behind Arsenal and Liverpool are eight back, making the Etihad meeting a timely chance to close the gap before the international break.
- Pep Guardiola has indicated Rodri is unlikely to be risked, with Mateo Kovacic still out, while today marks Guardiola’s 1,000th game in management.
- Liverpool remain without Alisson, so Giorgi Mamardashvili continues in goal; Alexander Isak returned to training this week and is expected to be among the substitutes.
- Erling Haaland enters in prolific form, with reports citing 13 league goals and 17 in all competitions, and he has scored in his past two home appearances against Liverpool.