Liverpool v Manchester City L I V E !

The struggling Liverpool face-off at home to Manchester City needing a victory to keep from falling further behind in the race for the Premier League title. Both clubs were held to draws at home in their most recent league matches.

The Reds are presently in 7th place of the Premiership log with 19 points and sit 1 point behind the 6th place Manchester City who have a one match in hand on them, while enjoying a 2 point lead over 8th place Sunderland. In their last game Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Birmingham City at Anfield Road. This will be their 2nd straight match at home. The side managed by Rafa Benitez will be missing Benayoun, Riera, Kelly and Fernando Torres to injury.

Manchester City also played to a draw in their last match as they were held to a 3-3 final by Burnley and City of Manchester Stadium. The Sky Blues are in 6th place of the Premier League table with 20 points from 11 matches. They sit one point behind 5th place Aston Villa and 1 point ahead of 7th place Liverpool with one match in hand on both squads. The side managed by Mark Hughes are set to miss Petrov to injury while Barry and Robinho are both doubtful.

Live Premier League
Liverpool v Manchester City
Anfield Road, kick off 1245 hours