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'Beautiful' - Man City fans' delight as Erling Haaland returns to starting XI vs Liverpool FC and Nunez benched

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Erling Haaland has returned to the Manchester CIty starting XI for their visit to Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, with Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden starting alongside the league's top goal scorer.

City also have had to shift their defence around, with Manuel Akanji looking like starting at right-back as Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake playing centrally.

It is a strong midfield, with the regular trio of Rodri, Kevin de Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan being called upon for their experience in the tricky atmosphere of Anfield Jack Grealish misses out a start but is fit for the bench, and Liverpool have also made a big call with record signing Darwin Nunez dropped to the bench after scoring in midweek.

They also have to contend with the absence of Trent Alexander-Arnold, with former City man James Milner starting at right-back this afternoon. ALSO READ: Kyle Walker makes Erling Haaland prediction amid 'impossible' claim It is a crucial fixture, with a win for City meaning that Liverpool would have little chance of challenging them for the Premier League title as they did last season.

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