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Liverpool will aim to carry recent momentum into Sunday's huge Premier League showdown with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
After a run of six defeats in seven games in all competitions, Arne Slot's side have responded over the past week with impressive victories against Aston Villa in the league and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.
Those two wins came with the support of the Anfield crowd, so a visit to Manchester represents a very different test, especially since the Reds have lost each of their past three away league matches.
In many ways, this is a meeting to determine which team is the strongest competitor to Arsenal in the title race. City have enjoyed something of a resurgence in recent weeks and have the ruthlessly in-form Erling Haaland fit and firing. Slot will be up against it to mastermind another positive result.
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Liverpool lineup vs. Man City: Confirmed starting XI
Formation 4-2-3-1
Mamardashvili (GK)
Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson
Gravenberch, Mac Allister
Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz
Ekitike
Liverpool team news
Slot names unchanged XI from the win over Madrid, which was certainly one of Liverpool's best performances of the season.
Giorgi Mamardashvili keeps his place in goal as Alisson is not yet ready to return from a thigh injury. Jeremie Frimpong has also been ruled out, so Conor Bradley starts after arguably a career-best showing against Vinicius Junior.
Florian Wirtz seemed to enjoy himself off the left and once again completes the Liverpool front three. Alexander Isak returns to the substitutes' bench after four games out with a groin issue.
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Liverpool injury list
Below is the latest injury picture for Liverpool, including estimated return dates for those who are sidelined.
Jereme Frimpong
- Injury: Hamstring
- Expected return date: November 22
Frimpong suffered the second hamstring injury of his fledgling Liverpool career in Frankfurt and faces another month on the sidelines as club medics look to get to the bottom of a nagging issue for the former Bayer Leverkusen star.
The home game against Nottingham Forest after the November international break is a possible target.
Alisson Becker
- Injury: Thigh
- Expected return date: December 2025
Slot's No. 1 Alisson suffered a thigh injury saving a certain goal in the defeat to Galatasaray at the end of September. The Brazilian could be out until late November or into December.
The summer departure of Caoimhin Kelleher was instantly filled by Mamardashvili, who has picked up after some uneven displays.
Giovanni Leoni
- Injury: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear
- Expected return date: August 2026
Summer signing Leoni suffered a nightmare debut as he horrifically tore an ACL against Southampton. The Italian defender underwent immediate surgery and his campaign has already been cruelly ended.
Man City vs. Liverpool match details
- Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025
- Kickoff time: 4:30 p.m. Local / 11:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. PT / 3:30 a.m. AEDT (Nov. 10)
- Location: Etihad Stadium (Manchester, England)
- Competition: Premier League matchweek 11
- Referee: Chris Kavanagh
- VAR: Michael Oliver
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