Liverpool welcome Manchester City to Anfield this afternoon in a blockbuster Premier League encounter between two sides yet to taste defeat this season. Andoni Iraolas men have made a solid, if unspectacular, start to the campaign, collecting nine points from their opening five league matches.The Reds have won twice and drawn three times under the Spaniard, leaving them six points behind league leaders City heading into the weekend.Liverpool will be hoping to close that gap with a win, although their preparations have been disrupted by injuries to Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo during the international break.Manchester City, meanwhile, arrive at Anfield with a perfect record of five wins from five under Enzo Maresca.The former Chelsea boss has enjoyed an excellent start to life at the Etihad and could become just the fourth manager to win his first six Premier League matches in charge of a club.But Citys impressive form has been overshadowed by the verdict in their long-running financial case, with the club found guilty of serious breaches of Premier League rules. City deny wrongdoing and have appealed the ruling.The visitors now face what promises to be a hostile reception at Anfield as they look to strengthen their position at the top of the table.101GreatGoals brings you all the team news ahead of the 4.30pm kick-off.Liverpool team newsLiverpool: Alisson, Van Dijk, Jacquet, Kerkez, Wirtz, Mac Allister, Munoz, Barcola, Araujo, Gravenberch, KoumasLiverpool Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Tsimkas, Frimpong, Nyoni, McConnell, NgumohaManchester City team newsManchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Guehi, OReilly, Anderson, Fernandez, Ndiaye, Cherki, Semenyo, HaalandManchester City Substitutes: Rulli, Kovacic, Doku, Reis, Gvardiol, Bouaddi, Allan, Khusanov, LewosThe Premier League Table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Manchester City5500135815 W W W W W 2 Arsenal6501105515 W L W W W 3 Brighton64111851313 W W W D L 4 Brentford6240126610 D W D D D 5 Chelsea63121513210 W L D L W 6 Leeds62318539 L D W D D 7 Liverpool52307439 W D W D D 8 Everton52306339 W D D D W 9 Ipswich6303912-39 W L W L L 10 Hull City52216428 L D D W W 11 Newcastle52219908 W L D W D 12 Manchester United61329906 D D L D W 13 Nottingham Forest512245-15 L W D D L 14 Aston Villa6123611-55 D W L D L 15 Crystal Palace5113611-54 D L W L L 16 Sunderland6114612-64 L L L D W 17 Bournemouth6033713-63 L L D D D 18 Tottenham603339-63 D L D D L 19 Coventry5104110-93 W L L L L 20 Fulham6024610-42 L D D L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Recent Form & Stats for Liverpool v Manchester CityManchester City are the only Premier League team with a perfect record, winning all five of their league games (scored 13, conceded 5)Liverpool are unbeaten in the league this season (W2 D3) and sit sixth with nine pointsA Liverpool win would cut the gap to City to three points and could move them into the top fourLiverpool have won four of their last five matches in all competitionsErling Haaland has five Premier League goals this seasonCity won 2-1 at Anfield in this fixture last season Recent Results : Liverpool Premier League Bournemouth BOU W 0 1 2026-09-20 Liverpool LIV League Cup Liverpool LIV W 3 1 2026-09-15 Tottenham TOT Premier League Liverpool LIV D 0 0 2026-09-12 Fulham FUL UEFA Champions League Liverpool LIV W 2 1 2026-09-09 Atletico Madrid ATM Premier League Ipswich IPS W 0 2 2026-09-04 Liverpool LIV Recent Results : Manchester City Premier League Manchester City MCI W 5 3 2026-09-20 Sunderland SUN League Cup Manchester City MCI W 5 0 2026-09-17 Norwich NOR Premier League Manchester United MUN W 0 1 2026-09-13 Manchester City MCI UEFA Champions League FC Porto POR W 0 2 2026-09-08 Manchester City MCI Premier League Manchester City MCI W 1 0 2026-09-05 Coventry COV Where to Watch Liverpool v Manchester City: TV and online streamsLiverpool versus Manchester City kicks off at4:30pm BST on Sunday, October 11at Anfield.The match is live onSky Sportsin the UK, with streaming on Sky Go. In the US, its onNBC and Peacockat11:30am ET.Global broadcast details can be found atpremierleague.com.Prediction for Liverpool v Manchester CityThis is the perfect opportunity for Manchester City to silence the noise around the club and deliver on the pitch. Expect Erling Haaland to have a big game. Match PredictionLiverpool 1 2 Manchester City Topics Liverpool F.C. Manchester City F.C. 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