Liverpool vs Man City Preview: Team News & Prediction

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One of the most anticipated matches in Premier League history sees Liverpool welcome Manchester City to Anfield after the international break.

Kick-off date/time: 11 October 2026 at 4:30 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / USA – NBC

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / USA – Peacock

Liverpool preview: Unbeaten Reds

Andoni Iraola has overseen a seven-match unbeaten run across all competitions since taking charge of Liverpool, albeit their form in the Premier League has been undermined by draws at home to Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town.

The Reds went into the break on the back of defeating Tottenham Hotspur by three goals to one in the third round of the EFL Cup before edging to a 1-0 win away from home against Iraola’s former club AFC Bournemouth a few days later.

Man City preview: A chaotic few weeks

Over the international break, the Premier League confirmed that an independent commission had found Manchester City guilty of 114, out of 115, charges that could well see a punishment that turns English football on its head, if it isn’t already.

On the pitch, Manchester City began the season with a 3-0 loss to Arsenal in the Community Shield but they have since gone on to win seven games on the bounce to start the Enzo Maresca era at the Etihad Stadium.

Liverpool team news: Couple of key doubts

Alexander Isak has sustained a slight injury issue on international duty with Sweden and so he is a doubt but is expected to be fine alongside Netherlands international attacker Cody Gakpo.

The form of Florian Wirtz remains a talking point with Andoni Iraola surely getting closer to taking him out of the eleven, especially against a team of the standard of City.

Further details will appear here following pre-match press conferences…

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Araujo, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Barcola, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Isak

Unavailable: Leoni (Injured), Bradley (Injured), Ekitike (Injured)

Questionable: Chiesa (Injured), Gakpo (Injured), Isak (Injured)

Man City team news: Foden still suspended

Having been sent off against Manchester United in the derby last month, Phil Foden is still missing through suspension with Antoine Semenyo also dealing with an injury but Jeremy Doku is now fit and available.

Nico O’Reilly had to withdraw from England international duty with Josko Gvardiol likely to again start at left-back alongside Marc Guehi, Ruben Dias and Matheus Nunes in defence.

Further details will appear here following pre-match press conferences…

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol; Fernandez, Anderson; Ndiaye, Cherki, Doku; Haaland

Unavailable: Foden (Suspended)

Questionable: O’Reilly (Injured), Semenyo (Injured)

Key stats

• Liverpool have won 23 of 58 Premier League meetings with City (D21 L14). At Anfield the record is W18 D8 L3. 
• City have won three Premier League games at Anfield: 2-1 in May 2003, 4-1 in February 2021 and 2-1 in February 2026. 
• City won both meetings last season (3-0 at the Etihad, 2-1 at Anfield), their first Premier League double over Liverpool. 
• The biggest wins in the fixture are Liverpool's 6-0 in October 1995 and City's 5-0 in September 2017. The highest-scoring game was Liverpool's 4-3 win in January 2018. 
• City have won all five games this season, the fourth time they have done so in the Premier League (also 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2023/24). 
• City have scored in 21 consecutive Premier League matches (club record: 29, 2018-19) and are unbeaten in 10 away games (W6 D4) since 1 February 2026. 
• City reached 2,000 Premier League goals with their 4-1 win at Crystal Palace on 28 August. 
• Liverpool are unbeaten in six Premier League games (W2 D4) and have kept three clean sheets in a row. Coming into Matchweek 6, their three clean sheets this season are the joint-most in the league. 
• City kept 16 clean sheets last season, second only to Arsenal. They have two this season, both 1-0 wins (v Coventry, at Man Utd). 
• Liverpool have drawn their last four home Premier League games. Their club record is five in a row, from December 2002 to February 2003. 
• Liverpool have 696 Premier League wins, four short of 700. 
• Goals per game in 2026/27: Liverpool's matches have averaged 2.20, City's 3.60. 

Liverpool vs Man City prediction

It isn’t unreasonable to suggest this is one of the most fascinating matches in English football history as Manchester City return to action with a trip to Anfield. City’s punishment and the ramifications of the guilty verdict against them changes the perception of the last 15 to 20 years of English football and what is to come, too. The atmosphere will be raucous and Liverpool will seek to overwhelm a shaken City with the intense pressing style of Iraola and so siding with The Reds would be the way to go here.

Liverpool vs Man City tip: Double chance – Liverpool to win or draw