Man City vs Liverpool LIVE score - Mohamed Salah starts, but no Alexander Isak for Reds

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Good take that from the goalkeeper.Today12:51 BSTPep on the LijndersA reminder former Liverpool assistant boss Pep Lijnders is the man in control of City on the touchline due to Guardiola having a touchline ban for this one.Today12:50 BSTLiverpool decent startLiverpool have looked okay going forward so far.Wirtz had a dribbler deflected through to Trafford while Konate flicked a header from a Szoboszlai free-kick at the City goalkeeper.Today12:46 BSTDoku shotDoku with an early sighter, fires wide from about 20 yards or so.Mamardashvili had it covered I think.Today12:46 BSTInteresting kick-off from LiverpoolSzoboszlai just belted the ball forward straight out of play from the kick-off.Today12:45 BSTUnderwayWe are underway at the Etihad.Today12:41 BSTFans in full voiceThe near 8000 travelling support are making themselves heard inside the Etihad here, reminding their hosts who still remain the Premier League champions, if only for now.The teams are in the tunnel and kick-off is less than five minutes away.Today12:39 BSTPenalty prize for MamardashviliWorth keeping an eye out for people falling over in the box today.City have had a penalty in the last two meetings, Mamardashvili saving from Haaland here in November but Alisson failing to keep out a spot kick from the same player in February.Michael Oliver is the referee today. "The situation is now that I hope that he will be available for Wednesday, but today came too early for him.”Today12:27 BSTLiverpool away endInteresting one today.There are 7,600 Liverpool fans in the away end, but the away end has been move up to the second and third tiers of the South Stand.That means around the pitch is just pure Manchester City.Those who come here regularly will know that isn't the case usually.Today12:09 BSTJones on SalahCurtis Jones on Mohamed Salah, speaking to TNT Sport: "As a fan before being a player, it was a great honor to be part of his journey.

He left the club as one of the legends, good luck to him."Today12:04 BSTManchester City teamMan City: Trafford; Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O'Reilly; Rodri, Silva, Cherki; Semenyo, Haaland, Doku.Subs: Donnarumma, Reijnders, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Gonzalez, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden.Today11:52 BSTTeam reactionSo no Alexander Isak today with the striker not risked having only trained with his colleagues twice this week after four months out with a broken leg.But Mohamed Salah is back in the squad and ready for what is his final clash with Manchester City.Good to see Joe Gomez back in the side, offering more defensive solidity against Jeremy Doku on that side.And a start for Curtis Jones over Alexis Mac Allister in midfield, which is the right call. No Isak yet.Today11:39 BSTMore Curtis Jones"I don't really want to talk about them (City)."If we play our best then we can win."We've got enough in our team."Today11:37 BSTCurtis Jones to TNT SportsCurtis Jones has been speaking to TNT Sports, and he gave away that he's in the XI today!"These are the games that you want to play in," he said."I'm just a lad who wants to play.

I want to help the team and I'm in the team today."Today11:34 BSTLiverpool team news imminentNot long until the team for Liverpool is confirmed.There will be debate over who plays in midfield and who is at right-back.We shall find out soon enough.Today11:26 BSTMan City in the FA CupTell you something.Liverpool have a decent recent record in the FA Cup against Manchester City.They've won the last four meetings and haven't lost against them in this competition since 1973.But this is the first one at the Etihad.Today11:22 BSTSlot on SalahIf you're just catching up after switching off for the international break, let me bring you latest thoughts of Mohamed Salah's decision to leave at the end of the season, from Arne Slot, who was speaking to myself and my colleagues from the national newspapers on Friday.Arne Slot insists he has no regrets with how he has handled Mohamed Salah this season after the Liverpool forward confirmed his intention to leave at the end of the campaign.Salah revealed in a social media video late last month that this campaign would be his final one as a Reds player, bringing the curtain down a decorated period that lasted nine years where he won two Premier League titles and the 2019 Champions League among several other honours.The Egypt captain, who is third on the club's all-time list of scorers with 255, dropped a bombshell after a 3-3 draw with Leeds United in December when he accused the club of "being thrown under the bus" during a difficult period that saw the champions lose nine of 12 games between September and November.Salah also said in the same post-match interview that his relationship with Slot had broken down after he was taken out of the starting lineup for three successive games for the first time in his Anfield career, for matches with West Ham United, Sunderland and Leeds, where he launched the broadside on December 6. Again, the assumption that if he's not playing that he wants to leave - that's the assumption being made - then he would have left one-and-a-half years ago.The full quotes can be seen here.Today11:18 BSTMorning allGood morning from the Etihad press room where we are eagerly awaiting confirmation of team news which will be published at 11.45am.Mohamed Salah is expected to start and Alexander Isak may be named on the bench for what would be his first appearance on a team sheet since December 20, when he broke his leg at Tottenham Hotspur.Jeremie Frimpong is the interesting one to keep an eye on today also.Loads of interest in what Arne Slot does today ahead of Wednesday's trip to PSG in the Champions League.Shall we then?Today11:09 BSTLiverpool line-ups for Manchester City clashWho would you pick in your Reds starting XI today?Well the three us running this very blog have picked our teams, and you can see them all right here.Today11:05 BSTDominik Szoboszlai exclusive interviewWhatever happens with Liverpool today you feel that Dominik Szoboszlai will be central to it.Paul Gorst caught up with him for an exclusive chat this week, and here's what he had to say.Today10:50 BSTWelcome very muchA very overcast welcome to the latest game in Liverpool's season.Yes, it's the FA Cup and it's Manchester CIty.The Etihad has rarely been a happy hunting ground for the Reds and it'll be a tough ask today.Mind you, given how rubbish everyone has been this season in the Premier League, they could always win.Let's do this!Today10:48 BSTArne Slot facing a make or break few daysIt has been impossible to escape the scrutiny on Arne Slot and his position at Liverpool, with the defeat at Brighton just before the international break not doing the Reds boss any favours.Paul Gorst takes a look at a huge few days for the Dutchman here.Today10:45 BSTManchester City vs Liverpool - and it's LIVEHello, welcome to our coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Liverpool.That was a long international break wasn't it?