City at Anfield, five players out
Liverpool face Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday, 17:30 CEST. Andoni Iraola is without five players (1) (3) (4) (7). One returns, but the absences still shape the XI (1).
Your team sits seventh on 9 points from five games. Form reads D W W D W. The last five: Nottingham Forest 2–2 at home, Ipswich Town 0–2 away, Atlético Madrid 2–1 at home, Fulham 0–0 at home, AFC Bournemouth 0–1 away.
City arrive after the verdict. The Premier League found them guilty of 115 financial charges on September 29, and this is their first match since (7). It is also the first Liverpool–City league meeting without Pep Guardiola in the away dugout since 2016 (7).
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Iraola backs his summer signing
Iraola jumped to the defence of one of his summer signings whose form has been questioned, speaking before the City match (4). He also confirmed the single return to the squad (1).
Koumas and Nyoni in the predicted line-ups
The predicted XIs for Sunday include calls on Lewis Koumas and Trey Nyoni (3). That is how Iraola may set up, not a confirmed team.
Olise has reportedly decided
Michael Olise has reportedly decided on his next move, and Liverpool are in the conversation (2). Unconfirmed.
Camara path may be clearer
Liverpool may have had the path cleared to sign Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara (2).
Porto raise Gomes clause to €100m
Porto have pushed William Gomes' release clause up to €100m, around £85m, which makes any Liverpool move considerably harder (5) (6). Farioli called him an "important and crucial player for the group" (5). Gomes then suffered a grade-two ankle sprain against Marítimo on October 10, with several weeks out expected (5).
What comes next
LASK Linz away in the Champions League on Wednesday, then Brentford away in the league on Saturday (fixtures).
