Man City vs Liverpool: Time, how to watch, stats, team news

Premier League table-toppers Liverpool travel to Manchester City on Sunday for a clash that could have huge implications in the title race as well as the race for UEFA Champions League spots. With both sides not having had the best of results midweek, all involved will be looking to bounce back with a win in the league.

Man City come into this game after a 1-3 humbling (agg 3-6) at the hands of Real Madrid at the Bernabéu, thus ensuring Pep Guardiola's first-ever exit before the Champions League round-of-16 stage as a manager.

Liverpool also slipped up in Birmingham, dropping points against Aston Villa in a 2-2 draw.

Arne Slot will be hoping his side can repeat their heroics from the last time these two teams met in December, when Liverpool defeated City 2-0 at Anfield, with Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo on the scoresheet. However, Liverpool's last win at the Etihad came in the 2017-18 Champions League quarterfinal, while their last league win away to City came in the 2015-16 season.

Despite their troubles this season, Man City have the third-best record at home in the league, and did beat Newcastle 4-0 in their most recent league fixture.

With Bournemouth and Chelsea only a point behind City in fourth, a win over Liverpool would go a long way in securing their top-four position, while Liverpool will be keen on maintaining their lead over Arsenal in the title race.

- Premier League table

Ahead of Sunday's big game, here's everything you need to know:

How to watch:

The match will be available on Sky Sports in the UK, Peacock in the United States, and JioHotstar in India. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.

Key Details:

Date: Sunday, Feb. 23 at 16:30 GMT (11:30 ET, 22:00 IST).

Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Referee: Anthony Taylor

VAR: Stuart Attwell

Injury news:

Manchester City

Erling Haaland, F, knee, DOUBT
Jack Grealish, M, groin, DOUBT
John Stones, D, muscle, OUT, estimated return early March
Manuel Akanji, D, muscle, OUT, estimated return late April
Oscar Bobb, M/F, broken leg, DOUBT
Rodri, M, knee, OUT, estimated return Jul 1

Liverpool

Cody Gakpo, F, knock, DOUBT
Joe Gomez, D, hamstring, OUT, estimated return early May
Tyler Morton, M, shoulder, OUT, estimated return late Feb

Expected Lineups:

Manchester City

GK: Ederson
LB: Josko Gvardiol | CB: Nathan Ake | CB: Ruben Dias | RB: Rico Lewis
CM: Nico Gonzalez | CM: Mateo Kovacic | CM: Kevin De Bruyne
LW: Omar Marmoush | CF: Erling Haaland | RW: Phil Foden

Liverpool

GK: Alisson Becker
LB: Andy Robertson | CB: Virgil van Dijk | CB: Ibrahima Konate | RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold
CM: Alexis Mac Allister | CM: Ryan Gravenberch | CM: Dominik Szoboszlai
LW: Luis Diaz | CF: Darwin Nunez | RW: Mohamed Salah

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Stats:

• Liverpool have not won any of their last seven trips to the Etihad, losing four and drawing three games. Their most recent game there saw a 1-1 draw with John Stones and Alexis Mac Allister on the scoresheet.

• Mohamed Salah (24 goals) leads Erling Haaland (19 goals) in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot. With 15 assists in the league as well, Salah's 39 goal contributions this season are four away from Luis Suárez's club record 43 in the 2013/14 season.

• Salah became the first player since Lionel Messi (2014-15) to score and assist in 10 different games in a single season within Europe's Top 5 Leagues.

• Liverpool are top scorers in the Premier League (62 goals), followed by Manchester City (52 goals) in second place.

• Manchester City have conceded as many goals as Manchester United this season in the league (35), with nine teams having better defensive records. Meanwhile, Liverpool have kept the most number of clean sheets (10) in the league.

• Liverpool have been awarded the most penalties in the league (7), and have the second most touches in the opposition box (974). Manchester City have had the most touches (978) and have been awarded two penalties this season.

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