14:03 / 08.02.2026

Liverpool vs. Manchester City: preliminary squads for today's match

Europe's big stage is heating up again: in the 25th round of the English Premier League, Liverpool will host Manchester City at their home ground, Anfield. The match kicks off today at 9:30 PM Tashkent time.

The most interesting thing in such games is which card the coaches choose. Especially in the center of the struggle and defensive line, the question "who will cover whom" determines the rhythm of the entire game. For this reason, several well-known sources have already made their assumptions.

According to Sports Mole

Liverpool: Alisson; Soboslai, Konaté, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Wirz, Gakpo, Ekitike.
Manchester City: Donnarumma; Nunez, Guehi, Ake, Ait-Nuri, Rodri, O'Reilly, Sherki, Reynders, Semeno, Haaland.

Al Jazira Version

Liverpool: Alisson; Soboslai, Konaté, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Wirz, Gakpo, Ekitike.
Manchester City: Donnarumma; Nunez, Guehi, Khusanov, Ait-Nuri, Rodri, O'Reilly, Sherki, Foden, Semeno, Haaland.

GiveMeSport estimate

Liverpool: Alisson; Soboslai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, McAllister, Salah, Wirz, Jones, Ekitike.
Manchester City: Donnarumma; Nunez, Guehi, Khusanov, O'Reilly, Rodri, Reynders, Scherky, Marmusch, Semeno, Haaland.

Sports Illustrated estimate

Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Soboslai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirz, Gakpo; Ekitike.
Manchester City (4-1-4-1): Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Gexi, O'Rayli; Rodri; Semeno, Reynders, Foden, Sherki; Holand.

Hotspots for fans

Khusanov's possible participation: according to some assumptions, he appears in central defense - this is a particularly interesting point for us.
Wirz - the free zone behind Salah: if a "club" runs away one or two times in the middle of the field, the game ignites instantly.
Assists to Haaland: if he receives the ball clean twice, the scoreboard changes for the third time (yes, this is his classic "regime").

In short, there's a show at Anfield today: the lineups are somewhat similar, somewhat different - but the intrigue is the same: whoever gets the rhythm first "manages" the game.