Rayan Cherki is pushing to start after scoring off the bench in midweek. So too is Rayan Ait-Nouri, who has endured a halting start to his City career thanks to a niggling injury. He has made a run of cameo appearances in recent weeks, but will struggle to unseat Nico O’Reilly.

Liverpool faces Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, with both sides looking to claw back some points on current leader Arsenal in the Premier League title race