Date: Thursday 22nd December, 2022
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Etihad Stadium
Referee David Coote (England)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Manchester city
The Man City doctors have enjoyed a rare period of respite, with none of Guardiola's players currently out injured, and Germany's Ilkay Gundogan returned in time to start against Girona alongside the integral Haaland and De Bruyne.
Only Julian Alvarez got further than the quarter-finals in Qatar and is still basking in the glory of becoming world champion with Argentina, but Rodri, Aymeric Laporte, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake - who went out in the last 16 - could return soon.
The likes of Kyle Walker, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, John Stones, Kalvin Phillips, Ederson, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Joao Cancelo may be spared for City's Premier League trip to Leeds United on December 28, allowing academy graduates such as Rico Lewis and Carlos Borges the chance to strut their stuff.
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ortega; Lewis, Katongo, Charles, S. Gomez; Palmer, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Haaland, Borges
Liverpool
In contrast, a couple of beds are still taken up in Liverpool's injury room by Diogo Jota, Arthur and Luis Diaz, the latter of whom suffered an upsetting setback in his recovery from a knee injury and needed to undergo surgery.
Liverpool do not have any World Cup 2022 winners in their ranks, but Ibrahima Konate will return with a runners-up medal, and Klopp has played down the possibility of Virgil van Dijk returning for this contest.
However, Alisson Becker, Fabinho, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson have been put through their paces in training and could be involved in some capacity, but it would be a surprise to see any member of the quartet begin the match.
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Kelleher; Ramsay, J. Gomez, Phillips, Tsimikas; Elliott, Bajcetic, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Salah, Firmino, Carvalho
Prediction: Manchester City 1-3 Liverpool
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