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11.33am BST

Manchester City: Ederson, Danilo, Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Walker, De Bruyne, Silva, Mendy, Aguero, Gabriel Jesus.
Subs: Bravo, Gundogan, Mangala, Delph, Sane, Bernardo Silva, Foden.

Liverpool: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Klavan, Moreno, Can, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Subs: Karius, Lovren, Milner, Gomez, Sturridge, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Solanke.

8.36pm BST

OK, so I think we’re all agreed: Nicolas Otamendi, John Stones, Dejan Lovren and Simon Mignolet aren’t the second coming of Franco Baresi, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore and Lev Yashin. But hey, there are worse crimes.

And just look at the attacking talent likely to caper across the green grass of the City of Manchester Stadium at some point this afternoon: Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva, Sergio Agüero, Sadio Mané, Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge. Say what you like about the balance of these two teams, but Manchester City and Liverpool aren’t short-changing anyone.

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SOURCE : GUARDIAN SPORTS
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