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Manchester City and Liverpool bid to take advantage of Arsenal’s slip-up against Sunderland when they meet in a huge game at Etihad Stadium. Arsenal conceded a 94th-minute equaliser to draw to 2-2 at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, and both clubs can close the gap to the Premier League leaders. City can move four points behind Arsenal with a win, while Liverpool can move to within five points of Mikel Arteta’s side. Here’s everything you need to know about the game… Man City vs Liverpool is scheduled for a 4.30pm GMT kick-off on Sunday, November 9, 2025. The match will take place at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports. Coverage starts at 4pm GMT on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR ahead of kick-off at 4.30pm. Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app. Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog! Free highlights: The Sky Sports app and YouTube channel will show highlights shortly after the final whistle with Match of the Day broadcasting on BBC One at 10.30pm GMT. Rodri available again for Man City but Pep Guardiola has suggested he will not be involved as City carefully manage his fitness. It was revealed the midfielder “did not feel perfect” after suffering a minor setback. Nico Gonzalez is expected to deputise for the Spaniard in central midfield once again with Mateo Kovacic a long-term absentee. Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Rayan Cherki are pushing for recalls to the starting XI after being rested for the Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund, while in-form Erling Haaland will lead the line. Liverpool should have Alexander Isak available for selection against City. The striker has missed the last four games with a groin issue, but returned to full training on Friday. That said, Isak is likely to be named on the bench if he is able to feature at the Etihad Stadium at all as Arne Slot could stick with the team that beat Real Madrid on Tuesday. While the outcome of Arsenal’s game against Sunderland on Saturday will have a big impact heading into this fixture, both Man City and Liverpool will view this as a must-win fixture regardless. Questions marks still remain over Liverpool despite back-to-back wins as their away form in the league is a concern. At the same time City are beginning to click and it’s difficult to look past Haaland continuing his excellent goalscoring form. Man City to win, 2-1. Liverpool won both meetings last season en route to dethroning Man City as Premier League champions. Victory at the Etihad was a first for the Reds in the league since 2015. Man City wins: 60 Liverpool wins: 110 Man City to win: 10/11 Liverpool to win: 11/4 Draw: 29/10 Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
