Manchester City will not prepare for anything but three points against Leicester, but they may not need a win to stay in control of the title race.
A point ahead going into the penultimate weekend, Pep Guardiola and his players know that any Liverpool slip at Newcastle will put them on the cusp of the trophy.
And for all the talk of Brendan Rodgers doing his old side a favour at the Etihad , Rafa Benitez can have a definitive say first.
The former Liverpool boss nearly ended City's title hopes when his team came from behind to beat them 2-1 at St. James' Park back in January and both the formbook and past meetings would suggest that Liverpool will not find it easy on Saturday.
Jurgen Klopp has never actually won at the ground, suffering a defeat and a draw as part of a run that has seen the north-east club lose just one meeting on home turf in the last seven seasons.
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Their win over City was part of an impressive home run that has seen them pick up 18 points from the last 21 available, also beating Cardiff (3-0), Huddersfield, Burnley (both 2-0), Everton (3-2) and Southampton (3-1) with a narrow defeat to Crystal Palace last month the only blot in 2019.
Liverpool are of course in excellent form themselves having not lost since their solitary defeat to City at the beginning of the year, but just as the Blues have had to overcome tricky trips to Selhurst Park, Old Trafford and Turf Moor in the run-in, Klopp's men will find it tough if recent form and past meetings are anything to go by.
Not that City fans will need to watch, but it could be competitive for more than 15 seconds at the very least.
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