Pep Guardiola press conference LIVE Man City injury updates and team news vs Liverpool

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Pep Guardiola’s press conference ahead of the Premier League showdown with Liverpool on Sunday.

Manchester City begin the weekend six points behind leaders Arsenal, who host Sunderland on Saturday. City booked their spot in the Carabao Cup final in midweek with a 5-1 aggregate success over Newcastle United.

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The City chief will discuss the team news and injury latest, with Ruben Dias the closest of the Blues players to a first team return. He will also have his say on the title race and the upcoming Carabao Cup final.

We’ll have every word from Guardiola right here so stay with us:

Guardiola's desperation speaks volumes when it comes to the case for his Manchester City defence. Guardiola is hopping mad that new signing Marc Guehi remains ineligible for the Carabao Cup final against Arsenal on March 22. A little known rule has presented Guardiola with a big and well known problem. EFL rules were tweaked this season, which means players can turn out for two different teams in the competition in a single campaign. That meant Antoine Semenyo started both legs of City's semi-final against Newcastle United.

But because Guehi arrived at the Etihad in a potential £30m deal after the first leg, he was ruled out of the second one and subsequent showpiece final next month. The time restriction has come at a price for Guehi.