Man City vs Liverpool LIVE commentary: Haaland ‘touch and go’ as Premier League champions look to catch Arsenal – kick-off time, team news and how to follow
Manchester City’s Premier League title charge will continue against old rivals Liverpool this weekend and the huge clash is exclusively live on talkSPORT.
Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp have been involved in plenty of tight battles over the last few years, but this time City are chasing Arsenal at the top of the table.
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The Gunners have an eight-point lead over the defending champions, but City can cut that with a win over a struggling Liverpool side.
The Reds have endured a tricky season and are in a fight for a Champions League spot, and a first league win at the Etihad since 2015 would see them close in on Tottenham in fourth.
However, a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth before the international break halted their momentum, and they couldn’t have asked for a harder game to start April.
Man City vs Liverpool: talkSPORT coverage
This Premier League clash is set to take place on Saturday, April 1.
Kick-off at the Etihad is scheduled for 12:30pm.
talkSPORT will have exclusive live coverage from the blue half of Manchester, with Reshmin Chowdhury serving as your presenter.
Commentary will then come from Sam Matterface, ex-City boss Stuart Pearce and former Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam.
talkSPORT.com will also have a live blog taking you through all the action.
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Man City vs Liverpool: Team news
The hosts are sweating over Erling Haaland’s fitness after the striker pulled out of the March international break with a groin problem.
And his father, Alf-Inge, believes he will be ‘touch and go’ for the weekend.
Meanwhile, Phil Foden has been ruled out after the player underwent an appendicitis operation and is now back at home recovering.
Should City avoid any more problems in the remaining international games, they have a big squad to choose from with John Stones now fully fit as well.
Meanwhile, Liverpool will be without Stefan Bajcetic for the rest of the season after the player suffered an abductor injury earlier this month.
He joins Calvin Ramsay on the treatment table for the remainder of the campaign, while Thiago Alcantara is also expected to miss this one.
Cody Gakpo is being assessed after he withdrew from the Netherlands squad through illness.
But Joe Gomez and Jordan Henderson should be fit after recovering from injury and a virus, respectively.
Darwin Nunez should also feature after recovering from a cut ankle that ruled him out of Uruguay’s games over the international break.
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Man City vs Liverpool: Match facts
- Manchester City have lost just one of their last 13 Premier League home games against Liverpool (W7 D5), going down 4-1 in November 2015 under Manuel Pellegrini.
- Liverpool are looking to complete the league double over Manchester City for what would be just a second time in the last 17 seasons, previously doing so in Jürgen Klopp’s debut campaign in 2015-16.
- Liverpool have won more Premier League games against reigning champions than any other side (23). They’re looking to achieve their first such double since 2013-14, beating Manchester United 1-0 at home and 3-0 away under Brendan Rodgers.
- Manchester City have won their last three Premier League games, but have yet to win four in a row in 2022-23. They last did so in April/May last season (a run of five).
- Liverpool have taken just 12 points from their 13 Premier League away games this season (W3 D3 L7), compared to 30 at home. They have the biggest difference between points won at home and on the road in the Premier League this season (18).
- Manchester City have played more through balls than any other side in the Premier League this season (64). Among players, Kevin De Bruyne has played more than any other player (21), while Erling Haaland has received more through balls than anyone else (18).
- Liverpool have failed to score in seven different Premier League games this season, with six of these coming away from home. They last failed to score in more different matches on the road in 2011-12 (8). In all competitions, the Reds could lose three consecutive matches without scoring for the first time since October 2009.
- Mohamed Salah has scored in all three of Liverpool’s games against Man City this season, in the Premier League, Community Shield and EFL Cup. The last Liverpool player to score in four different games against an opponent in a single campaign was Ian Rush, netting in five meetings with Everton in 1986-87 (including the English Super Cup).
- Erling Haaland has scored 42% of Man City’s Premier League goals this season (28/67), while his goals have also been worth 20 points to the Citizens. All three (28 goals, 42% and 20 points) are the highest by a Manchester City player in a single Premier League campaign.
- Erling Haaland has scored 42 goals in all competitions for Manchester City this season, including six hat-tricks (all at the Etihad). Only two players have scored more in a single campaign for a Premier League club (since 1992-93) – Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2002-03 and Mohamed Salah in 2017-18 (both 44).
Showdown Saturday on talkSPORT
On Saturday 1 April, it's all kicking off on talkSPORT.
12:30pm: Starting the day, Man City host Liverpool in a key Premier League game.
3pm: Crystal Palace vs Leicester sees the return of Roy Hodgson to the Selhurst Park dugout.
7pm: Build-up begins for the heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin as AJ starts his route back to the top.
What. A. Day.
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March 28, 2023 at 03:48PM Premier League Table, Fixtures, News, Results, Opinion - talkSPORT https://talksport.com
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