Early team news: Major goalkeeper change revealed ahead of Liverpool vs Manchester City (Premier League)

Manchester City travel to Anfield to take on a Liverpool side who are leading both the Premier League and UEFA Champions League tables heading into December.

Pep Guardiola and his Premier League champions will be wanting to remain within touching distance of the division’s summit, with a fourth successive top-flight defeat leaving them 11 points adrift should Arne Slot’s team manage victory this weekend.

Manchester City find themselves on a run of six matches without a win across competitions, with five successive defeats followed up by a calamitous 3-3 draw against Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, despite leading 3-0 with 15 minutes remaining.

Liverpool on the other hand could not be on a more different run of form, losing just one match all season and finding themselves at the top of both the Premier League and UEFA Champions League tables, coming into the weekend off the back of a 2-0 win over Real Madrid.

Manchester City’s injury and fitness situation remains unchanged from their last outing, with Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Mateo Kovacic, and John Stones all expected to be absent this weekend, and Ruben Dias and Jeremy Doku remaining in contention for involvement.

Ahead of the confirmed team news from Anfield this weekend, some initial information has began to filter throughout social media from journalists and sources regarding Manchester City’s starting line-up.

According to the information of City Xtra Portuguese, Pep Guardiola has opted for a change in the goalkeeper position with Stefan Ortega Moreno starting ahead of Ederson for Manchester City at Anfield.

Additional information courtesy of The Athletic’s Sam Lee has confirmed that both Ruben Dias and Matheus Nunes also start for Manchester City against Liverpool, whilst Kevin De Bruyne is on the bench.

Reputable early team news source FplToni on X has also confirmed that Phil Foden is part of Pep Guardiola’s starting line-up at Anfield, whilst the Manchester Evening News’ Simon Bajkowski confirms that John Stones is absent from the squad.

Arne Slot and Pep Guardiola are expected to confirmed their respective Liverpool and Manchester City starting line-ups around 14:45 (UK) on Sunday afternoon.

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