Man City vs Liverpool FC LIVE early team news, predicted line up and score predictions

Manchester City can take a huge step towards the Premier League title with victory over rivals Liverpool today in a hotly-anticipated clash of two incredible teams.

City lead the Premier League by a point, with Liverpool capitalising on some dropped points from City and their own games in hand to close the gap in recent weeks. With the end of the season in sight, the winner of this game will have a huge title advantage for the final games of the campaign.

Pep Guardiola will once again be without Ruben Dias through injury, while Cole Palmer also misses out. Kyle Walker will be available after missing the Champions League win over Atletico Madrid with injury.

With the eyes of the world on the Etihad, Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp have praised each other in the build-up and insisted the result won't decide the title. Klopp said Guardiola is the best coach in the world, while Guardiola said Klopp makes football better.

Follow below for pre-match build-up, live match updates and post match reaction from the Etihad.

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Read how our writers think City should line up HERE and use the interactive selector below to pick your own starting XI:

Pep Guardiola gave a team news update on Friday, confirming he is without two players for this huge clash:

Hello, and welcome to our live blog of today's mouth-watering clash between City and Liverpool.

The managers insist this result won't define the title - but try telling the majority of City and Liverpool fans who will be nervously waiting for