Manchester City vs Liverpool is going to be the blockbuster clash of the 11th matchday of the 2025/26 Premier League, when the two title contenders fight for a chance to move closer to the top of the table in their meeting on Sunday, November 9.
The Manchester City vs Liverpool clash is guaranteed to be full of drama and excitement, with both teams coming into it with some decent form behind them as they look to close down Premier League leaders Arsenal for top spot, which is why the Manchester City vs Liverpool game should have a lot of entertainment and drama attached to it.
Match Details
Etihad Stadium
Manchester, England
Sunday, November 9
16:30
Title Credentials on the Line as Rivals Manchester City and Liverpool Set for Thrilling Premier League Clash
The reason why fans are so excited for the Manchester City vs Liverpool clash is that the matches between the two have been so eventful in recent years. In the last five meetings between these two sides, however, Liverpool have won twice after doing the double over them in the 2024/25 Premier League campaign, and the Cityzens’ last win over Liverpool came in the 2022/23 campaign.
However, Manchester City have fought their way to getting back to the Premier League title race again and they need to win these big matches to have a chance of moving up the table.
Pep Guardiola will need his side to take the fight to Liverpool by lambasting them with fast-paced, clinical attacking moves and taking their chances perfectly to torment the visitors. Liverpool, meanwhile, look to maintain their momentum after their recent win against Real Madrid and they will need to be prolific on the transitions to get a big win at the Etihad Stadium.
Unstoppable Erling Haaland Looks To Maintain Blistering Form Against Liverpool
Erling Haaland is almost acting like a one-man wrecking machine for Manchester City in this campaign so far, as he’s scored 13 goals in 10 Premier League games this season to sprint up to the top of the Golden Boot rankings.
The Norwegian forward has been solely responsible for winning the majority of the matches for Pep Guardiola’s side in this campaign and he looks to keep up his amazing form against Liverpool.
Haaland has a surprisingly poor record against Liverpool, having only scored one goal against them in the Premier League.
That is why he’ll be determined to end his barren run against the Reds by tormenting his defenders with his physicality and smart movement, while Haaland will also need to be ruthless in finishing off whatever chances he gets to guide Manchester City to another big win.
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Can Hugo Ekitike be the Liverpool hero at the Etihad Stadium?
Hugo Ekitike has proven to be arguably Liverpool’s best signing of the 2025 summer transfer window so far, as he’s scored five goals for the Reds so far. Ekitike’s being forced to hold down the fort in the Liverpool frontline until Alexander Isak is able to recover from his injury, but the Frenchman is determined to make that no.9 role his own at Anfield.
To do that, Ekitike needs to come up with a strong performance against Manchester City. He’ll need to be unpredictable with his movement in the final third to confuse the defenders and also be pinpoint with his finishing and final product to be able to help his side get a huge away win in the Premier League.
Manchester City vs Liverpool Injuries
Manchester City injuries: Mateo Kovacic
Liverpool injuries: Giovanni Leoni, Alisson, Jeremie Frimpong, Alexander Isak (doubt)
Manchester City vs Liverpool Predicted Lineups
Knowing how big this clash is, both Pep Guardiola and Arne Slot will look to field their strongest teams this weekend. Here, we look at the Manchester City vs Liverpool predicted lineups:
Manchester City predicted XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico Gonzalez, Rayan Cherki, Tijani Reijnders, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland
Liverpool predicted XI: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Connor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike
Main Photo
Credit: IMAGO / DeFodi Images
Recording Date: 05.11.2025
