Liverpool face a vital trip to the Etihad this weekend as they chase their second Premier League title.

The Reds are eight points clear of Arsenal but they have played a game more ahead of this weekend's meeting with Manchester City.

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Liverpool were far too good for Man City earlier this yearCredit: Getty

And after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Aston Villa on Wednesday night, the Gunners now have the chance to close in.

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Arsenal play before Liverpool travel to City, meaning the gap can be reduced to only five points by Sunday.

That makes taking on the Premier League champions a daunting task, even if City are nowhere close to their best this year.

Pep Guardiola's men are now looking to seal Champions League football for next season after crashing out of Europe in midweek.

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However, heading into this one, they are facing some major problems, while Liverpool could make some changes.

This Premier League game is set to take place on Sunday, February 23.

Kick-off at the Etihad is scheduled for 4:30pm.

The match will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.

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Sky Go customers will be able to stream through their laptops and mobile devices.

Alternatively, a NOW TV pass can me purchased.

Stones was substituted early on in Spain and now joins Manuel Akanji on the sidelines while potentially needing surgery.

Meanwhile, Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake missed the 4-0 win over Newcastle United with muscle tightness.

But Dias was back in the Champions League and will likely start again while Ake is also fit, meaning he could feature too while Josko Gvardiol has made left-back his own.

Nico Gonzalez's arrival has finally added some midfield balance to the City side without Rodri, so he's likely to start.

Then, alongside him, there is a straight fight between Ilkay Gundogan and Mateo Kovacic.

Kevin De Bruyne played no part as City were knocked out of the Champions League, meaning he'll be fresh for this one.

Haaland remained on the bench all game against Real with a knock sustained against Newcastle and that has raised concerns over whether he'll be fit enough to start this Sunday.

Guardiola has admitted that he doesn't know whether he will be able to play against Liverpool so it will be a nervy wait.

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Manchester City have lost just one of their last 15 Premier League home games against Liverpool (W8 D6), going down 4-1 in November 2015 under Manuel Pellegrini.Following their 2-0 win at Anfield in December, Liverpool are looking to complete the Premier League double over Manchester City for just the third time (also 2005-06 and 2015-16).Liverpool have achieved the Premier League double over the reigning champions six times previously, more than any other side in the competition’s history (vs Blackburn in 1995-96, Man Utd in 2000-01, 2001-02, 2008-09 and 2013-14, and Chelsea in 2010-11).

For Arne Slot's men, Alisson Becker will be in goal.

Ibrahima Konate was taken off at half-time against Wolves last weekend, but he started again against Aston Villa, so he should continue to partner Virgil van Dijk.

Joe Gomez has been ruled out for the majority of the season with a hamstring injury, meaning Jarell Quansah is the only other first-team centre-back.

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson will be the full-backs, with Conor Bradley picking up a slight knock.

Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister have become undroppable in the middle of the pitch.

Mohamed Salah is certain to be on the right while Dominik Szoboszlai should be in behind the striker again.

Cody Gakpo is a doubt after missing the game in midweek, so Luis Diaz will most likely be on the left, replacing Curtis Jones who started out wide last time out.

It leaves Darwin Nunez or Diogo Jota for options up front and after Nunez's horrendous miss at Villa Park, Jota should get the nod.



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Since Christmas, only Liverpool and Arsenal have won more points in the Premier League than Manchester City (17 – W5 D2 L1).

In their eight games beforehand, City picked up only four points (W1 D1 L6).Liverpool are unbeaten in each of their last 13 Premier League games played on a Sunday (W11 D2) while scoring multiple goals in each of those matches, since a 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace in April 2024.Manchester City’s 4-0 victory over Newcastle United was their first Premier League game this season in which they didn’t face a single big chance, while their xG faced of 0.48 was their third-fewest in a game in 2024-25.

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