Liverpool vs Man City LIVE – Mohamed Salah sets a record for a hat trick in a huge Premier League match, while Erling Haaland chases Luis Suarez’s tally

Liverpool welcome Manchester City at Anfield in a highly anticipated clash between these Premier League giants. 

Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola’s sides have dominated English football in recent years and another blockbuster game is expected.

Reds will try to get a win, as they currently sit at 10th on the table.

This season, they have won just two games. It is their worst start to an entire campaign in ten years.

City is, however, the only team to not lose any competitive games this term.

This is a game that has always been played between the top teams and the top managers of the country.

Both of the last seasons meetings ended in 2-2 draws.

Despite the 13-point gap between them this time around, the magnitude of this fixture still remains and each side’s form this campaign is on the line.

Both teams have come into the game after contrasting results from the Champions League.

Man City lost 0-0 to Copenhagen, while Mo Salah won a record-breaking hat trick as Liverpool defeated Rangers 7-1.

Liverpool vs Manchester City: When and how to watch 

The Premier League match will be played on Sunday, October 16. 

Kick-off at Anfield will take place at 4:30pm. 

The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and will begin at 4pm. 

TalkSPORT.com will also be broadcasting live updates throughout the day.

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They will be Without Trent Alexander-Arnold or Luis Diaz Both suffered injuries in the match against Arsenal. 

Joel Matip, the centre-back, has been also ruled out for two to 3 weeks.

They join Curtis Jones and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arthur, Naby, Arthur, Curtis Jones and Alex Oxlade–Chamberlain on the injury roster. 

Man City is likely to remain the same without Kalvin Phillips, John Stones, Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips. 

Haaland will once again start at the front, as he hopes to maintain his impressive form. 

Liverpool vs Manchester City: What’s been said?

City boss Pep Guardiola: “We have four days to prepare for Anfield.

“It won’t be any surprise to tell you how fascinating, difficult and competitive that will be.

“The biggest test, I would say, we can face in England is going to happen next Sunday.”

Liverpool vs Manchester City Match Facts

• Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has played in nine Premier League games to date, but nonetheless already holds the record for most goals (15) and most goal involvements (18) in a player’s first 10 appearances in the competition. The most goals a player has scored over any 10-game stretch in the competition is 16 by Luis Suárez for Liverpool between October-December 2013.
• Manchester City’s Phil Foden has scored in his two Premier League away games against Liverpool; only two visiting players have ever scored in three consecutive appearances at Anfield in the competition – Andrew Cole (1999-2002) and Christian Benteke (2012-2017).
• Mohamed Salah scored in four of five Premier League home matches against Man City for Liverpool, including the three last three consecutively. Only Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who played between December 2000 and December 2004, has scored in four consecutive home matches against Citizens.
• Manchester City has scored more Premier League goals than any other side this season (8), while Southampton (7) has conceded more than Liverpool (6). In fact, the Reds have conceded in 10 of their 12 league games as many times as their previous 41.
• Manchester City have only lost one of their 37 Premier League matches and are unbeaten in 21 of their last 21 (W16 DH5). Away from home, the Citizens are unbeaten in 22 Premier League games (W16 D6), the fourth longest such run in the competition’s history.
• Liverpool has lost just 10 Premier League games this season. This is the worst record they have had at this stage since 2012-13 (9). They’ve already lost as many games this season as they did in the whole of 2021-22 (2).
• Liverpool have won 22 Premier League against the reigning champions. This is six more than any other side. Since December 2007’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United, the Reds are unbeaten in their 13 previous home games (W7D6).
• Liverpool have scored at least twice in each of their last four meetings with Manchester City in all competitions (W2 D2) – no team has ever scored at least twice in five consecutive games against a side managed by Pep Guardiola before.
• Manchester City have picked up four points from their last two Premier League away games against Liverpool, just one fewer than they’d earned in their previous 17 visits to Anfield (D5 L12). They’re looking to remain unbeaten in three consecutive away league games against the Reds for the first time since December 1992.
• Liverpool are winless in their last five Premier League games against Manchester City (D3 L2) – they’ve never gone six without a win against the Citizens in their league history.