Liverpool have lost their aura at Anfield and their grip on the title will be severely weakened too should they fail to beat Manchester City. To do so, Jürgen Klopp requires dramatic improvement in a Liverpool team that have not scored in three successive home league games – the first time that has happened since October 1984 – and against opponents who could set a club record of seven successive clean sheets in the league. Pep Guardiola has never led Manchester City to victory at Anfield and the visitors have not won here since May 2003, but ending that barren sequence would have profound repercussions for both sides. Andy Hunter
Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League
Venue Anfield
Last season Liverpool 3 Manchester City 1
Referee Michael Oliver
This season G16 Y52 R2 3.38 cards/game
Odds H 12-5 A Evens D 11-4
LIVERPOOL
Subs from Kelleher, Adrián, N Williams, R Williams, Phillips, Davies, Tsimikas, Milner, Jones, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaqiri, Origi
Doubtful Fabinho (knock), Mané (knock)
Injured Jota (knee, 20 Feb), Matip (ankle, Aug), Keïta (knock, unknown), Gomez (knee, unknown), Van Dijk (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y23 R0
Form LDLWWL
Leading scorer Salah 15
MANCHESTER CITY
Subs from Steffen, Carson, Delap, Palmer, Bernabé, Rodri, Cancelo, Doyle, Torres, García, Laporte, Mendy, Mahrez
Doubtful None
Injured Aké (unknown), Agüero (2-3 weeks, De Bruyne (hamstring, 3-4 weeks)
Suspended None
Discipline Y23 R0
Form WWWWWW
Leading scorers Gündogan, Sterling 7
