Metropolis have made 4 modifications for at present’s Premier League match with Liverpool with Rico Lewis, Nathan Ake, Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku all beginning.
The Blues have the possibility to cement our place within the prime 4 in opposition to Arne Slot’s facet on the Etihad.
, Ilkay and Silva transfer to the bench from the workforce that began in opposition to Actual Madrid whereas John is out after struggling a muscle damage within the Champions League conflict.
January signings , , and all proceed whereas will not be totally match and never a part of at present’s matchday squad.
Metropolis XI: , Lewis, Khusanov, , Gvardiol, , (C), , Foden, Doku, Marmoush
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Dias, Kovacic, Grealish, , , Reis, Nunes, McAtee
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk (C), Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones, Szoboszlai, Salah, Diaz
Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Quansah
Accidents have as soon as in opposition to impacted ‘s choices but it surely’s nonetheless a powerful line-up for the go to of the league leaders.
Lewis is more likely to are available at right-back with Khusanov transferring throughout into the centre alongside with on the left-side of defence.
After a powerful dwelling debut, is more likely to proceed because the holding midfielder with and in a 3.
Doku and can play on both flank with Marmoush as soon as once more main the road.
As we speak’s conflict will likely be watched world wide, with curiosity from in every single place from Asuncion to Zagreb and Adelaide to Zurich.
Soccer followers in Egypt have a selected curiosity in at present’s sport because it sees the nation’s two greatest stars in and Mohamed Salah going head-to-head.
Our new ahead was sensational final week scoring his first profession hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Newcastle United and likewise claiming an help in opposition to Actual Madrid.
Salah, in the meantime, has been one of many Premier League’s finest gamers lately and presently leads the goalscoring charts.
Near 10 million viewers are anticipated to tune in Egypt for at present’s sport and let’s hope it’s the brand new star who thrills his nation essentially the most.
Metropolis have misplaced simply considered one of our 15 Premier League dwelling video games in opposition to Liverpool, successful eight, happening 4-1 in November 2015 below Manuel Pellegrini.
Following our 2-0 win at Anfield in December, Liverpool need to full the Premier League double over Metropolis for simply the third time (additionally 2005/06 and 2015/16).
Liverpool have achieved the Premier League double over the reigning champions six instances beforehand, greater than every other facet within the competitors’s historical past (Blackburn in 1995/96, Man Utd in 2000/01, 2001/02, 2008/09 and 2013/14, and Chelsea in 2010/11).
Since Christmas, solely Liverpool and Arsenal have gained extra factors within the Premier League than Metropolis. Of their eight video games beforehand, Metropolis picked up solely 4 factors.
Liverpool are unbeaten in every of their final 13 Premier League video games performed on a Sunday whereas scoring a number of objectives in every of these matches, since a 1-0 dwelling defeat to Crystal Palace in April 2024.
Our 4-0 victory over Newcastle United was the primary Premier League sport this season by which we didn’t face a single large probability, whereas their xG confronted of 0.48 was their third-fewest in a sport in 2024-25.
In simply six Premier League matches in 2025, Metropolis have scored 20 objectives from solely 81 photographs, a league-high conversion charge of 24.7% this calendar 12 months. Our shot conversion between August and December this season was solely 9.6%.
Mohamed Salah has been concerned in additional Premier League objectives in opposition to ’s facet (since 2016/17) than every other participant (13 – 8 objectives, 5 assists). Actually, solely Steven Gerrard (14) has been concerned in additional in opposition to the Residents within the competitors’s historical past (4 objectives, 10 assists).
accomplished 100 passes on his Premier League debut in opposition to Newcastle, the second-most by a midfielder on their first look on file (since 2003/04). Essentially the most passes accomplished by a participant in his first two video games is 192 by Chelsea defender Thiago Silva in 2020.
has three Premier League assists this season and will turn into the primary goalkeeper ever to help in three consecutive Premier League appearances, with Shay Given in 1998 and Pepe Reina in 2009 beforehand doing so in two in a row.