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A brilliant FA Cup quarterfinal takes center stage on Saturday as Manchester City host Liverpool in yet another big encounter between these bitter rivals.
For live updates and highlights throughout Manchester City vs Liverpool, check out PST's live blog coverage below.
How to watch Manchester City vs Liverpool live, stream link and start time
Kick off time:7:45am ET Saturday (April 4)
Venue:Etihad Stadium — Manchester
TV Channel/Streaming: ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
Manchester City vs Liverpool score: 0-0
Manchester City vs Liverpool live updates!
Doku has a shot at one end, while Wirtz has a shot blocked
Bright start to this game as Jeremy Doku is buzzing around. He has a shot which rolls wide. At the other end Liverpool knock the ball around nicely but Florian Wirtz sees his shot blocked and James Trafford picks it up.
Manchester City lineup
Trafford; Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O'Reilly; Rodri, Bernardo; Semenyo, Cherki, Doku; Haaland
Liverpool lineup
Marmadashvlii; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike
Manchester City team news, focus
Center backs Ruben Dias, John Stones and Josko Gvardiol have been out injured, with Stones withdrawing from England's squad over the international break. Guardiola has a pretty settled lineup in midfield and attack but we could see Rayan Ait-Nouri start at left back with Nico O'Reilly moving into a more attacking role.
Liverpool team news, focus
Mohamed Salah was out injured before the break, but the Egyptian could return against City as he and Federico Chiesa have made good progress in their return to fitness. Alexander Isak is back in training after his lengthy spell out, which is a big boost for Slot late in the season. Goalkeeper Alisson is still out, while Jeremie Frimpong is a doubt after picking up an injury during the international break. Wataru Endo, Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley remain out.
Manchester City vs Liverpool preview
Pep Guardiola masterminded City’s League Cup final win over Arsenal at Wembley before the international break and City will be full of confidence after winning the first piece of silverware on offer this season. City are out of Europe but are still in the title race and for this young, newly-assembled team winning another trophy in the FA Cup would represent a big deal.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot is under pressure after they lost at Brighton before the international break to cap a run of three league games without a win to lose ground in the race for Champions League qualification. Liverpool are still in the Champions League quarterfinals this season, as they head to PSG for the first leg next week. And with the news Mohamed Salah is leaving at the end of the season, it will be intriguing to see his role between now and May as Slot needs to finish strong to ease the pressure building on himself.
Manchester City vs Liverpool prediction
This feels like City are going to come up with some special plan to bamboozle Liverpool, especially in midfield. It will be tight but City will prevail. Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool.
