Team news (via Sky Sports)
Liverpool: Thiago Alcantara has been ruled out for this game but Jota is fit to start after being subbed off against Atalanta. Joel Matip and Naby Keita have also trained and are in contention to start.
Man City: Aguero has been ruled out for the home side but Gabriel Jesus is in contention to start. Benjamin Mendy and Fernandinho remain sidelined for the hosts.
Stats to know (via Opta)
Manchester City has won their last three home league games against Liverpool by an aggregate score of 11-1. They've not won four consecutively against the Reds at home since March 1937.
Liverpool hasn't kept a clean sheet in any of their last 10 away league games against Man City, conceding 26 goals in total in that run (W1 D2 L7).
Manchester City has won nine of their last 10 Premier League games against reigning champions.
Liverpool has conceded 15 goals in their seven Premier League games this season, as many as they shipped in their first 26 league games last term.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has lost more games against Liverpool's Jürgen Klopp than he has any other manager in his career (8).
Probable line-up
Alisson, Robertson, Gomez, Matip, Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Mane, Firmino, Salah
Score Predictions
Mark Lawrenson, BBC: Man City 2-0 Liverpool
"I know I never usually tip Liverpool to lose but I just feel like it is a massive game for both defences and this time it is the Reds who have the uncertainty at the back," he said.
"If Joel Matip is fit I would pair him with Joe Gomez. Nathaniel Phillips and Rhys Williams have done well - against West Ham and Atalanta respectively - but this is a very different game, with far more pressure involved and against a much better side.
"Whoever Klopp goes with, it is not a good time for them to be going to the Etihad while they are trying to build a new partnership because any mistake they make will be pounced upon.
"That's why I am going for City to win. Liverpool is going into this round of fixtures on top of the table so there is no suggestion they are struggling - it is just they are not at their very best at the moment."
Quotes from the manager (Via Liverpool FC)
Jurgen Klopp: "It's a very difficult game, hopefully for both teams. So many things are different this year, nothing can be compared with last year or the year before. I enjoy these kinds of games, I enjoy the preparation, but it doesn't make it easier, it's just a really tough task.
"We lost there last year, but it's not a game I like to consider with all the others because three days before we became English champions and it was a pretty special time for us.
"It's not important if we play home or away, it's important that we compete with our own plan, that we are brave, play football and defend with all we have. Then we will have a chance.
"It is very difficult. This is the most difficult game in the world of football."
Source: Tribuna.com
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