One last attack for City as Mahrez is picked out in space down the right again. He has two to aim for in the middle, but Van Dijk stands tall to block his cross and put it out for a corner, which comes to nothing.
90' +1
Into three minutes of added time here, and Liverpool are enjoying a rare period of possession. Konate slides it forward to Firmino, but a loose touch from him gifts it straight back to the hosts.
89'
C. Palmer enters the game and replaces J. Grealish.
Palmer has been waiting to come on for a long time, and it takes City winning a free-kick for play to pause. He comes on for Grealish.
87'
Grealish's back heel to Gundogan takes a deflection off Konate to go behind him, but City keep it alive. Akanji comes forward to get involved and drives into the box, but scuffs at his shot, sending it trickling wide.
85'
Every City pass is currently being treated to a cheer from the home fans as they knock it around in their own half. They're passing it through Liverpool with ease, and the visitors look more than ready for the final whistle.
83'
Bernardo Silva enters the game and replaces Rodri.
City are using the opportunity to make their first change, with Silva coming on in place of Rodri.
82'
J. Milner enters the game and replaces C. Gakpo.
Final change for Liverpool now as Gakpo is replaced by Milner.
78'
City are still dominating possession here, and they're happy to just knock it around in front of Liverpool. At Klopp's insistence, his team start to press, but that just allows the hosts to move forward with some purpose.
76'
Liverpool look out of ideas on how to break up City's play and Mahrez races forward down the right once more. He tries to pick out Gundogan this time, but he trips at the wrong moment and Van Dijk hooks it away.
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J. Grealish has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by K. De Bruyne.
De Bruyne's run drags Konate out of position, leaving the space for Grealish through the middle when he returns the pass.
GREALISH SCORES! It starts with another big switch of play, this time from Gundogan out to Grealish on the left. He plays a one-two with De Bruyne, which opens up the space for him to run into the box. He hits it first time, keeping it low, and rolling it past Alisson into the far bottom corner. 4-1 City!
72'
Oxlade-Chamberlain sells himself as he slides in, and Grealish just takes it around him before switching it out to Mahrez. He whips in a cross this time, but Alisson punches it away.
70'
Roberto Firmino enters the game and replaces Diogo Jota.
D. Núñez enters the game and replaces Mohamed Salah.
K. Tsimikas enters the game and replaces A. Robertson.
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain enters the game and replaces H. Elliott.
Jota is also making way, with Firmino on in his place.
And Oxlade-Chamberlain is also brought on for Elliott.
Salah is taken off and replaced by Firmino.
Liverpool are making a quadruple change here as they look to turn this game around. Robertson is the first to go off, with Tsimikas on for him.
68'
Mahrez breezes past Robertson down the left once more and fizzes another low cross into the box. Van Dijk sticks out a leg to give away a corner, but it comes to nothing.
66'
City are happy to just slow the pace of the game down a little bit here. They're still keeping Liverpool penned back in their own half, but they're not in any hurry to get into the box at the moment.
62'
Van Dijk plays it back to Alisson, putting him under a lot of pressure with Alvarez quickly bearing down on him. The keeper stays calm though and turns past him before clearing his lines.
59'
Alexander-Arnold's loose pass to De Bruyne is quickly won back by Fabinho, and he sets Robertson on the counter. He bursts down the left and has Salah in support, but he plays his low cross behind the forward.
57'
City are dominating possession at the moment, though Liverpool are trying to press high upfield. They can't get though, and the hosts are in no hurry to move it forward.
53'
İ. Gündoğan has scored a goal for Manchester City!
GUNDOGAN SCORES! Once again, City play it out to the right, where Mahrez is still getting a lot of joy. He tees up Alvarez with his low cross, but his first-time shot is blocked by Alexander-Arnold. He can only get it as far as Gundogan, who takes it into a pocket of space before firing into the near post. 3-1 City!
52'
City break quickly on the counter again, with Gundogan spreading it out to Grealish on the left. He dinks a lovely cross to the near post for Gundogan, but his pull-back is caught by Alisson.
48'
Klopp is left shaking his head on the touchline, and Liverpool can't keep possession from the restart. That second goal looks to have rattled them.
46'
K. De Bruyne has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by R. Mahrez.
Liverpool get us back underway for the second half!
DE BRUYNE SCORES! What a start to the second half by City! It's a great switch of play out to Mahrez by Alvarez and Robertson can't get close to him. He plays a wonderful cross into the box and Alisson gets fingertips on it, but can't stop it from reaching De Bruyne. He's left to slot it into the empty net. 2-1 City!
It's a wonderful cross from Mahrez down the right, and the pace is what beats Alisson, leaving De Bruyne with a simple finish.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 LIVERPOOL.
43'
Elliott threads it down the right for Salah, and he jinks back, losing Ake so he can pull it back to the youngster. He sees a shot blocked from the edge of the box, and a belated offside flag goes up against the Egyptian.
41'
City are upping the pressure again here, with Gundogan and Grealish linking up well down the left. Both try to pick out a cross, but Liverpool are equal to it and clear their lines.
39'
Grealish is on the floor once more, with Alexander-Arnold bringing him down for the second time in as many minutes. City have a free-kick down the left, and the Liverpool fans aren't happy with the decisions going to the hosts at the moment.
35'
Gakpo ghosted past Akanji and Rodri clumsily brings him down to stop the run. He's only just been booked for doing something similar, a point Liverpool are making to the referee, but there isn't going to be a second yellow here.
33'
Rodri gets yellow.
Rodri has his arms around Jota's middle to pull him back and stop the counter. He can have no complaints with that booking.
31'
It's more brilliant work from Mahrez, who gets away from Konate in the box with some lovely footwork. He goes down under pressure from Van Dijk and City are asking for a penalty, but the flag was already up against the Algerian.
29'
Liverpool are looking for a way to quickly restore their lead, but City aren't giving them any space at the moment. The hosts are quick to close down the ball and win back possession.
27'
J. Álvarez has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by J. Grealish.
None of the Liverpool players tracked Grealish's run down the left, which gave him chance to spot Alvarez's run and put it on a plate for him.
ALVAREZ EQUALISES! And that has been coming from City! De Bruyne stretches to get it through to Mahrez down the right, and City quickly work it out to Grealish in space on the opposite flank. He fizzes his low cross into the middle with his first touch and Alvarez is there to tap it past Alisson into the net. 1-1!
19'
Mohamed Salah gets yellow.
Salah beats Ake to the long ball and then holds off the defender, thinking he would win a throw-in. When it doesn't go his way, he kicks the ball away in frustration and is booked for dissent.
17'
Mohamed Salah has scored a goal for Liverpool! Assist by Diogo Jota.
SALAH SCORES! It's lifted over the top by Alexander-Arnold for Jota, and he drives into the box, but with Akanji tight to him, he can't get a shot away. He holds it up brilliantly though, blocking off Akanji, so Salah can have a free run onto it and rifle it past Ederson into the far top corner. 1-0 Liverpool!
It was clever play from Jota, who quickly realised he couldn't go it alone, but touched it into an area Akanji couldn't reach before blocking him from getting back to it.
16'
It's a bit frantic in midfield, with neither side able to keep hold of it until Fabinho sends it long to Gakpo. He helps it out to Salah on the right, who checks back inside, but his curled cross is blocked by Dias.
10'
Rodri can't control Grealish's pull back, but Gundogan is behind him to spread it back out to De Bruyne. He clips it to Alvarez at the far post, and on the stretch, he pokes it back towards goal, but Alisson collects again.
8'
Grealish goes down under a challenge from Fabinho again, but there didn't look to be much contact in that one. The Brazilian is pleading his innocence, but he's now on a final warning. The resulting free-kick comes to nothing.
6'
Grealish cuts inside from the left, only to be tripped by Fabinho. De Bruyne's free-kick is taken short, and City work it from left to right before Alvarez clips in a cross, but it's a comfortable catch for Alisson.
4'
Liverpool break quickly on the counter, and Gakpo spreads it out to Robertson on the left. He plays a dangerous cross into the six-yard box, but none of his team-mates can get on the end of it.
2'
During a City throw-in, Gundogan goes to ground holding his face. Fabinho tried to nudge him away and the hosts are looking for a free-kick that isn't given.
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De Bruyne gets the game underway for City!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium!
It's been three weeks since either side played in the Premier League, as last season's top two get ready for the final leg of the campaign. City are currently eight points behind league leaders Arsenal and have the opportunity to close that to five before the Gunners kick-off against Leeds United. The hosts are on a 10-match unbeaten run in all competitions (W8 D2), winning their last six on the bounce, scoring 23 goals and conceding just one in the process. Liverpool are aiming for the top four, and are seven points behind Tottenham coming into this weekend. They looked to have turned a corner with a five-game unbeaten run in the league, but have since lost 1-0 to both Bournemouth and Real Madrid in all competitions.
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Rico Lewis, Stefan Ortega, Maximo Perrone, Aymeric Laporte, Kalvin Phillips, Bernardo Silva, Cole Palmer, Sergio Gomez, Kyle Walker.
MANCHESTER CITY STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake; Rodrigo, Ilkay Gundogan; Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish; Julian Alvarez.
LIVERPOOL STARTING XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Harvey Elliott, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson; Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota.
LIVERPOOL SUBS: Kostas Tsimikas, James Milner, Joel Matip, Darwin Nunez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Roberto Firmino, Joe Gomez, Caoimhin Kelleher, Arthur.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
Guardiola will be pleased with how his side reacted to going behind, and they kept the pressure up right until half-time. He'll be looking for more of the same after the break. Klopp's side still got into some good positions though, and he'll want them to be more clinical when those opportunities do come up.
That win moves City five points behind leaders Arsenal, who will kick off shortly against Leeds United. They're now unbeaten in 11 in all competitions and travel to Southampton next weekend. That's back-to-back Premier League defeats for Liverpool, who remain seven points behind fourth place. They face Chelsea next in midweek.
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