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Manchester City and Liverpool renew their rivalry on Sunday with a very different backdrop to what has become the Premier League ’s most significant fixture in recent years.
Both clubs developed a penchant for hovering up trophies under Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp during the last decade - you have to go back to 2017 for the last time another side won the Premier League title - and five of the last seven Champions League finals have featured one of City or Liverpool.
On Monday, it was announced that Liverpool has decided to freeze ticket prices for the 2025/26 season - welcome news in a period when fans continue to be ignored.
The fallout and ire surrounding the surge in ticket prices has been a recurring topic among fans over the last 12 months, with Crystal Palace the only Premier League club who opted against cost hikes ahead of this season.
That was the case when Liverpool and City fans came to protest before the match at Anfield in December, with Manchester United and Everton supporters following suit ahead of its game at Old Trafford on the same day.
Thankfully, for Liverpool fans, that message has been listened to, although supporters’ group Spirit of Shankly reiterated this week that its ‘fight for fairer ticketing, lower prices, and the preservation of football culture continues’.
There has been no public response from the club since, prompting prominent fans group MCFC Fans Foodbank Support to organise another pre-match protest outside the Etihad on Sunday as part of the #StopExploitingLoyalty.
Writing on social media, the group said : “If Brentford and Liverpool can freeze and offer cheaper ticketing, why can't Man City
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