Manchester City vs Liverpool: Match preview, predicted line-ups, team news and prediction

Manchester City welcome Liverpool to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon for their FA Cup quarter-final clash.

City claimed a 2-0 win over Salford City in the fifth round, while Liverpool won 3-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Match preview

City are brimming with confidence following a 2-0 win over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final before the international break.

The Cityzens are unlikely to win the Premier League, but will aim to win the FA Cup, completing the domestic cup double for the first time since the 2018/19 season.

The Cityzens have also completed the league double over Liverpool this term — their first in 89 years.

However, they have lost four of their last five home meetings with the Merseyside giants in the competition.

Liverpool produced another poor display, losing 2-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League before the international break.

The Reds have endured a terrible campaign, but could still end it on a high by qualifying for the Champions League and winning a trophy.

Manager Arne Slot will look to Mohamed Salah, who is leaving at the end of the season, for inspiration.

The Egyptian has not been at his best this season, but he enjoys playing against City. He has 21 goal involvements against them — only against Manchester United does he have more.

Team news

Josko Gvardiol is injured, while John Stones and Ruben Dias are doubtful for the hosts.

For Liverpool, Salah is back after missing the Brighton clash. Alexander Isak has returned to training, but it remains to be seen whether he will feature here.

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker, Jeremie Frimpong, Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley are sidelined.

Predicted line-ups

Man City (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Marc Guehi, Abdukodir Khusanov, Matheus Nunes, Nico O’Reilly, Rodri, Antoine Semenyo, Bernardo Silva, Rayan Cherki, Erling Braut Haaland.

Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Giorgi Mamardashvili, Dominic Szoboszlai, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis McAllister, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitike.