The German head coach also played down the idea that Sunday’s fixture was a Premier League title decider. “Title race decider? I don’t know who thought that up,” Klopp said. “It’s really early, we could go through all the possible scenarios. Whatever the result, I don’t think anybody should open the bottles of champagne.”
Liverpool starting XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez; Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Diaz, Nunez, Elliott.
Substitutes: Adrian, Robertson, Tsimikas, Salah, Gakpo, McConnell, Clark, Nallo, Koumas.
Manchester City starting XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva; Foden, Haaland, Alvarez.
Substitutes: Ortega, Dias, Kovacic, Doku, Gomez, Gvardiol, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis.