Liverpool vs Manchester City LIVE: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mohamed Salah fire Reds to thrilling victory

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Sadio Mane celebrates with Andrew Robertson after scoring Liverpool's third goal (Getty)

It’s the big one: Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield in Sunday’s late kick-off, hoping to become the first side to beat Pep Guardiola’s team in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool welcome back their star man Mohamed Salah, but Nathaniel Clyne, Jordan Henderson, Alberto Moreno and Daniel Sturridge are all out injured. A win will take Liverpool – currently level on points with Tottenham Hotspur – above Chelsea in the table.

City will meanwhile welcome back a number of players after he shuffled his pack for the club’s EFL Cup game against Bristol City. But Gabriel Jesus, Vincent Kompany and Benjamin Mendy all remain out. City currently enjoy a 15-point lead at the top of the table.

Follow live coverage of the match below.

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Key Points

• Kick-off: 16:00
• Liverpool are unbeaten in 17 matches in all competitions, their best run under Jurgen Klopp, since losing to Tottenham on 22 October.
• Manchester City have not won at Anfield since 2003, a run of 16 matches in all competitions.
• Join Liam Corless for live coverage.

[14 January 2018 15:03 · Jack de Menezes]

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's key Premier League encounter between Liverpool and Manchester City, brought to you from Anfield.

With team news just announced, here's how the two sides will line-up today...

[14 January 2018 15:04 · Jack de Menezes]

TEAM NEWS

[14 January 2018 15:33 · Liam Corless]

Kick-off at Anfield is just 30 minutes away!

A win for Manchester City will see them extend their lead at the top of the table to a ridiculous 18 points, while a victory for Liverpool will move them up to third, level on points with Chelsea but with a superior goal difference.

[14 January 2018 15:35 · Liam Corless]

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is pictured arriving at Anfield a short while ago 

[14 January 2018 15:42 · Liam Corless]

Liverpool vs Manchester City - last five meetings

• Manchester City 5-0 Liverpool, September 2017 (Premier League)
• Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool, March 2017 (Premier League)
• Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City, December 2016 (Premier League)
• Liverpool 3-0 Manchester City, March 2016 (Premier League)
• Liverpool 1-1 *Manchester City, February 2016 (League Cup - City won on penalties)

[14 January 2018 15:47 · Liam Corless]

Pre-match quotes from Jurgen Klopp

On Virgil van Dijk's omission from the squad: "He's a little bit injured. Not too serious. If this was the last game of the season, maybe we would risk him. But it's not so we can't risk him."

On Karius starting ahead of Mignolet in goal: "If Loris is able to perform then he will stay in the goal, that's how it is."

Quotes from Sky Sports

[14 January 2018 15:49 · Liam Corless]

[14 January 2018 15:53 · Liam Corless]

Sergio Aguero warms up ahead of kick-off at Anfield 

[14 January 2018 15:55 · Liam Corless]

The players are out on the pitch at Anfield and kick-off is just five minutes away!

[14 January 2018 16:00 · Liam Corless]

1' - Referee Andre Marriner gets the game underway.