Six Man City reasons to be positive ahead of Liverpool showdown including dressing room decision

Kyle Walker insists Manchester City's players will make no excuses as they look to arrest their worst-ever run of form under Pep Guardiola.

It's an age-old cliche in football that the best way to put something right is by winning the next game, so you often see under-fire teams quickly look ahead to the next match, preferably in a matter of days.

City are down to their bare bones, they are out of form and desperately lacking in confidence. Pep Guardiola said they are 'fragile', and suddenly the team with an invincibility around them are acutely vulnerable. They are conceding goals regularly and not putting away the multiple chances they create.

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However, all runs must end at some point, and City can temporarily park their problems and thoughts of a daunting trip to Liverpool by putting all of their focus on the Champions League against Feyenoord.

After all, the recent defeat at Sporting puts their home games in the competition into a higher importance - they are still on course to qualify in the top eight, but cannot afford any more slip-ups, especially at the Etihad.

Feyenoord have first and second placed finishes in the Eredivisie in the last two seasons and won the cup last term before Arne Slot left for Liverpool. They will be a formidable opponent and will take positives from City's run - but they have problems themselves.

Their top scorer is out, so is their captain and influential midfielder, and could end the weekend fourth in the Eredivisie league table. They have lost both home games in the Champions League and