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Liverpool 0-0 Man City – Premier League: Jurgen Klopp prepares for his final Anfield clash against Pep Guardiola as Jarell Quansah is given start

By Lewis Browning and Adam Shergold

13:30 GMT 10 Mar 2024 , updated 15:53 GMT 10 Mar 2024

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16:51,

6′

City with the assured start

IAN LADYMAN: Not sure the last time In heard You’ll Never Walk Along sung with such sustained gusto as the home fans delivered it today.

I have a feeling ever home game between now and Jurgen Klopp’s last against Wolves in two months’ time will be like this.

Liverpool have to deliver results though and it’s worth noting that City have made the more assured start.

The Virgil van Dijk tackle on Phil Foden inside the Liverpool box after 90 seconds may well have prevented a goal for the champions.

Manchester City’s Portuguese midfielder #20 Bernardo Silva runs with the ball during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

16:49,

3′

Liverpool 0-0 Manchester City

More good football by City, who attack with smoothness and slickness. Bernardo Silva’s nice touch and it comes to Julian Alvarez, stationed on the left. On the outside of Harvey Elliott to shoot and Kelleher gets down to save.

16:48,

2′

Liverpool 0-0 Manchester City

Ear-splitting whistles as City enjoy some early possession. Phil Foden into the Liverpool box from De Bruyne’s pass. Loose first touch by Foden and Van Dijk steps in with the big early block tackle.

16:46

KICK-OFF: Liverpool vs Manchester City

A handshake and an embrace between Klopp and Guardiola – will they ever be in opposing dug-outs again?

The teams turn around, meaning Liverpool will be attacking the Kop in the opening 45.

Liverpool in red, City in blue. One last huddle, some last instructions and this most eagerly-anticipated of Premier League clashes is underway with the home side getting the ball rolling.

Liverpool players in a group huddle before the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool. Picture date: Sunday March 10, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Liverpool. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or “live” services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

Manchester City huddle before kick off in the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

16:44

We’re ready to go

‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ rings out around the stadium and it’s time to get down to business.

Not a title decider by any means but we’ll know a lot more by full-time about their credentials.

16:42

Here come the teams!

What a sensational atmosphere inside Anfield as the two teams make their entrance. Scarves twirling, voices raised. It may be a soggy afternoon on Merseyside but this is a red hot occasion.

16:40

Another look at how the title race looks pre-match

Today’s victors will go back to the top of the table after Arsenal moved there yesterday.

A draw won’t be enough for Liverpool to return there because of their inferior goal difference.

16:38

Klopp: ‘I’m not feeling the emotion yet… I’m just happy to be here’

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp speaking on Sky Sports a short while ago.

‘Its fantastic. Sold out Anfield what can I say? I am really excited.

‘There was a Liverpool football club before me and there will be Liverpool football club after me.

”But, it is not about that. I am a very emotional person but I don’t feel it at the moment, I am just happy to be here and hopefully we can do it – we better play a good football game!’

16:34

A reminder of how the two sides line up

15 minutes until kick-off at Anfield as the players head back to the dressing rooms for final preparations.

So, Jurgen Klopp has made four changes from the Liverpool side that snatched a 99th-minute winner at Nottingham Forest last Saturday.

Mohamed Salah only makes the bench but Darwin Nunez comes into the XI. Ibrahima Konate misses out, however, in a significant blow picked up against Sparta Prague in the Europa League.

Youngster Jarell Quansah comes in to replace him alongside Virgil van Dijk – a big afternoon for him.

Liverpool starting XI: Kelleher, Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez. Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Diaz, Nunez, Elliott.

Substitutes: Adrian, Robertson, Tsimikas, Salah, Gakpo, McConnell, Clark, Nallo, Koumas.

Manchester City won the derby with Man United 3-1 a week ago and Pep Guardiola has made two changes.

Manuel Akanji comes in for Ruben Dias at the back. The other change sees Julian Alvarez preferred to Jeremy Doku on the left side of their attack.

Manchester City starting XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Foden, Haaland, Alvarez.

Substitutes: Ortega, Dias, Kovacic, Doku, Gomez, Gvardiol, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: (THE SUN OUT. THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Jurgen Klopp manager of Liverpool the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City at Anfield on March 10, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

16:28

Oliver Holt’s assessment ahead of kick-off

Good afternoon also to OLIVER HOLT, our chief sports writer, who is also in the Anfield press box this afternoon.

There’s a fierce sense of anticipation at Anfield that is piercing the cold. There’s also a little apprehension.

Liverpool have played above themselves this season, even more so in recent weeks when their injuries have mounted up.

But even though City have struggled here, there is a concern among Liverpool fans that this might be the game when their injuries catch up with them.

Manchester City’s Dutch defender #06 Nathan Ake (C) warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

16:26

Ian Ladyman’s pre-match thoughts

Good afternoon to Mail Sport’s football editor IAN LADYMAN, who is in situ at Anfield and give his pre-match thoughts.

I have had a fancy for Man City for this game for a while and that suspicion has only deepened since seeing the team sheets twenty minutes or so ago.

No Konate for Liverpool. No Salah. Four of Jurgen Klopp’s first choice back five missing. That’s a lot of baggage to carry in to a game like this.

Darwin Nunez will be a huge asset for the home team rampaging through the middle but I would expect Man City to shade the possession and territory and that could make it a long afternoon for Virgil van Dijk and Jarell Quansah at the middle of the Liverpool back four.

You would expect City to be happy with a point here and worth noting they haven’t actually lost a game of football since December 6.

In terms of Pep Guardiola’s team, there are no surprises. They looked stronger and more balanced last weekend against Manchester United once Julian Alvarez came on and the Argentinean World Cup winner has kept his place here.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool warms up prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City at Anfield on March 10, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

16:23

More scenes from outside Anfield

The scenes that prove this is a monumental game.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Fans set off red flares outside the stadium as fans wait for the team busses to arrive prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City at Anfield on March 10, 2024 in Liverpool, England.(Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Fans wait for the team busses to arrive outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City at Anfield on March 10, 2024 in Liverpool, England.(Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)

16:22

Keane: ‘I can’t call this title race’

Liverpool and Manchester City going toe-to-toe but let’s not forget it’s Arsenal who are top.

Everyone is struggling to predict who will go on and win the Premier League title from here and Sky pundit Roy Keane is no exception it seems.

Click the link below to see what Keane had to say.

Keane insists the title race is ‘too close to call’ ahead of key clash

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has claimed the Premier League title race is ‘too close’ to call ahead of Liverpool and Manchester City’s key clash.

Mail Online

16:17

Great respect between Klopp and De Bruyne

It’s a sign of the mutual respect between those involved on the pitch in this rivalry that the Sky Sports cameras have just shown Kevin De Bruyne giving Jurgen Klopp a hug as the Liverpool manager did his usual halfway line spying mission during the warm-ups.

Klopp will miss all this, deep down.

16:15

Mohamed Salah opens up on Klopp’s Anfield departure… and how it’ll affect his own future

You’ll remember all the interest Liverpool star Salah had from Saudi Arabia last year. That interest isn’t going to go away for sure.

So will Klopp’s exit from the club change his mind? He’s given a few clues in an interview.

Click the link below to read.

Mohamed Salah reveals if he is going to leave Liverpool this summer

Klopp revealed in January that this will be his final season as Liverpool manager, bringing an end to one of the most successful eras in the club’s history, particularly in the last three decades.

Mail Online

16:12

A RED HOT welcome for the two teams

The red smoke and whiff of cordite hangs in the air on the streets around Anfield and you know it’s a huge occasion by the reception of the Liverpool fans for the two team buses.

The streets are thronged as the atmosphere builds – and kick-off is just half-an-hour away now.

Thanks Lewis for getting the live blog going. Adam Shergold subbing in, fresh from covering Spurs’ 4-0 thumping of Villa.

Soccer Football – Premier League – Liverpool v Manchester City – Anfield, Liverpool, Britain – March 10, 2024 Liverpool fans lets off smoke flares as they walk to the stadium before the match REUTERS/Carl Recine NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR ‘LIVE’ SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 45 IMAGES, NO VIDEO EMULATION. NO USE IN BETTING, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS.

15:59

‘We didn’t even think about him starting the game’

Jurgen Klopp has just told Sky that it wasn’t psosible for Salah to start.

It was not a big decision. He can come on and have a big impact.

Fair enough.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Manager Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool arrives for the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City at Anfield on March 10, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

15:56

The team busses make it with no fuss

The latest, and final, update on bus-watch.

Good work all.

15:53

Salah only fit enough for the bench

The talking points…

Salah can only make the bench. We thought he may be fit to start after minutes in mid-week, but he is not.

Elsewhere for Liverpool, Gomez is prefered to Robertson at left back, Szobozslai is good to go and Quansah is indeed in for Konate.

For City, Dias drops to the bench, De Bruyne starts, as does Alvarez.

The stage is wel land truly set.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Kostas Tsimikas and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool arrive for the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City at Anfield on March 10, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

15:48

Man City team to face Liverpool

Ederson, Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Alvarez, Foden, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Dias, Kovacic, Doku, Gomez, Gvardiol, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis.

15:46

Liverpool team to face Man City

Kelleher, Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Elliott, Diaz, Nunez.

Subs: Adrian, Robertson, Tsimikas, Salah, Gakpo, Clark, McConnell, Nallo, Koumas.

15:40

Liverpool’s bus takes a detour

Lewis has been on bus-watching duty, with a lot of police outside Anfield, inclduing horses and drones.

Large crowds gathered, and that’s exactly why the bus took a detour.

Probably smart, all things considered.

Police walk through the Liverpool fans outside the ground before the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool. Picture date: Sunday March 10, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Liverpool. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or “live” services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Fans of Liverpool make their way to the stadium whilst setting off flares prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City at Anfield on March 10, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

15:33

Stop Rodri, stop Man City

Mail Sport’s Danny Murphy has had his say on the game today and he believes the key to Liverpool’s success is stopping Rodri in midfield.

The Spaniard is arguably the key man in this Manchester City side – we saw that when he was injured earlier this season – in fact, he in unbeaten in 60 games.

It won’t be easy. Should Liverpool man-mark him? Approach it a different way?

Ready what Danny thinks below.

DANNY MURPHY: Liverpool should man-mark Rodri – he’s Man City’s key

All the evidence suggests when Rodri is allowed to run the game, City don’t lose. He’s unbeaten in his last 60 games for the club – a mind-blowing statistic.

Mail Online

15:27

Anfield awaits

I’m not entirely sure who this guy is but he’s been readying Anfield for this afternoon’s match.

Prestine preparation for the biggest game of the season.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: A member of ground staff cleans the goal frame prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City at Anfield on March 10, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

15:20

Tottenham leading 2-0 at Aston Villa

Please do feel free to stay with us for the continued build-up to kick-off at Anfield, but, if you’re after your live fix, Spurs have just scrored two quickfire goals to go 2-0 up in a vital match at Vila Park.

You can follow the action below. Big implications on Champions League qualification, this one.

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Live: Quickfire double puts Spurs in control

Follow Mail Sport’s live blog for the latest score, team news and updates from Sunday’s Premier League action. Both Villa and Spurs will fancy their chances of Champions League qualification.

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15:13

Ibrahima Konate arrives separately to the squad

Sky have just shown footage of the Liverpool team arriving at Anfield and Ibrahima Konate was… not on the team coach.

He arrived elsewhere alongside the likes of Curtis Jones and Trent Alexander-Arnold and seems almost certain to miss this one.

Jurgen Klopp confirmed earlier this week that the defender was going for a scan after suffering an injury against Sparta Prague in the Europa League. Jarrell Quansah is set to deputise.

A big blow for the Reds.

15:07

English football’s most toxic rivalry?

I might as well plug this while I’m on the topic.

A good piece on how brutal this fixture has been in recent years.

How Liverpool vs Man City became English football’s most TOXIC rivalry

Off the field, this rivalry has turned toxic, with a growing list of fan incidents distracting from the high quality football on display. It explains this Sunday’s 3.45pm kick-off time.

Mail Online

15:03

Police presence outside Anfield

As I briefly touched on earlier, there has been a bit of, let’s say hastiness, outide the grounds in previous fixtures between these two sides.

Team bus attacks, Hillsborough chants, and fans, including a 15-year-old child, left wounded.

We’re all good so far today though luckily, Mail Sport’s Lewis Steele has said.

14:56

Nunez vs Haaland

Another piece I would like to share with you is how Darwin Nunez fares against Erling Haaland.

The two forwards joined their sides for good money at the start of last season, and it’s fair to say there are different narratives around the two men.

But how do they square up? We’ve crunched the numbers.

They will both be so, so important today.

Read below.

Darwin Nunez is finally escaping Erling Haaland’s shadow

Haaland would go on break goal scoring records as he helped Pep Guardiola ‘s side claim a historic Treble while Nunez was best remembered for a host of glaring misses in his first season.

Mail Online

14:46

Klopp and Guardiola’s last hurrah?

If you hadn’t heard, Jurgen Klopp will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.

He has formed quite the rivaliry with City boss Pep Guardiola. While it hasn’t always been a friendly battle between the two sides off-the-field, on it has generally been respectful and we will see that again today, I’m sure.

Today will be the last time the two longest-serving Premier League managers face off in the sivision, and potentially the last time ever. It’s been quite the journey.

Both men have been talking about it. Read more below.

Jurgen Klopp brands Pep Guardiola ‘the BEST manager in the world’

LEWIS STEELE: The two teams will go into battle at Anfield on Sunday in a titanic title tussle, with the winner of the match able to make a huge statement and go top of the table with 10 games to go.

Mail Online

Pep insists City’s rivalry with Liverpool will rage on without Klopp

Pep Guardiola insisted that Jurgen Klopp’s departure will have no bearing on Manchester City’s continued rivalry with Liverpool.

Mail Online

14:39

How they stand

This is how we are before kick-off, then.

Three teams in what has been the closest title race for a long time.

Arsenal went top for the first time in a while after their late win over Brentford yesterday. A draw today would see them stay there, anything else and they will drop down, though the lowest they can drop is second.

The catch is they still have to play CIty this season.

It really is exciting stuff.

14:32

Hello!

Good afternoon everyone.

I’m not sure this one needs an introduction to be honest, but, nonetheless, welcome to Mail Sport’s live blog for Liverpool versus Manchester City this afternoon.

Is it the biggest game of the season? Probably. Will it have a huge impact on the title race? Definitely.

Stick with us throughout the afternoon for all the build-up and coverage.

FILE: Jurgen Klopp Announces He Will Leave Liverpool FC at the End of the Season MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 10: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola shares a joke with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on April 10, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

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LIVE: VAR cancelled Liverpool early goal against Man City as Jürgen Klopp spite on referee’s face(Watch VIDEO👇)

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