Manchester City welcome Ruben Dias back for their huge Premier League clash with Liverpool.
The defender returned to the bench for Tuesday’s dramatic 3-3 draw with Feyenoord in the Champions League as the crisis continued for Pep Guardiola.
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The City boss is on an unprecedented run of poor form and has already conceded defeat at Anfield would spell an end to their hopes of a fifth consecutive title.
Dias offers City some welcome defensive cover. Guardiola has admitted his team are “fragile” and the Portugal international has missed the last three games, so his return should help shore things up.
John Stones is not involved after missing the Feyenoord game, while Mateo Kovacic, Oscar Bobb and Rodri are long-term absentees.
Ortega Moreno is preferred to Ederson in goal in a big call, while Josko Gvardiol, Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish all have to settle for places on the bench too.
Matheus Nunes starts in midfield, in front of Rico Lewis and Ilkay Gundogan.
Man City XI: Ortega, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Lewis, Gundogan, Nunes, Bernardo, Foden, Haaland
Subs: Ederson, Carson, Grealish, Doku, De Bruyne, Gvardiol, Savinho, O'Reilly, McAtee
Injured: Stones, Kovacic, Bobb, Rodri
Time and date: 4pm GMT on Sunday, December 1, 2024
Venue: Anfield
TV channel and live stream: Sky Sports
