Liverpool line-ups for Man City as Mohamed Salah on bench and Ibrahima Konate decision made
Paul Gorst - Gomez gets the nod at right-back
The biggest and toughest Premier League game left on Liverpools' fixture list leaves Jurgen Klopp with plenty of decisions to make.
With no Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara, Curtis Jones or Diogo Jota, there are plenty of selection dilemmas for the Reds manager as he aims to take his side top once.
There's also a big question mark over Ibrahima Konate's fitness but let's assume that precautionary change in Prague on Thursday means he is OK today. Caoimhin Kelleher keeps his place in goal behind a back four of Joe Gomez, Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.
I did um and ah about Conor Bradley at right-back but I've plumped for the defensive solidity and experience of the in-form Gomez over on that right side. With Jack Grealish out and Jeremy Doku a doubt, it could be Phil Foden out there today, so that is a big individual battle.
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In midfield, Wataru Endo patrols the engine room and the Japan international needed to perform to the levels he has in recent months. It's a huge game for him to keep Kevin De Bruyne and the rest quiet. Alexis Mac Allister also starts alongside Dominik Szoboszlai, who comes in for Harvey Elliott.
Up top, Mohamed Salah returns on that right side with Luis Diaz flanked out on the left. Darwin Nunez, with nine goals since Boxing Day, is tasked with wreaking havoc on Guardiola's title plans.
My team (4-3-3): Kelleher; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
Ian Doyle - Bradley
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