At long last, Manchester City return to action today when they take on Liverpool at Anfield in their sixth Premier League match of the season. After an international break that seemed to drag on forever and with the 115 verdict arriving during that time, football has felt secondary to outside events. Enzo Maresca’s side will arrive at Anfield as the villains of the piece and a hostile reception will await them today.

Despite this, City will be looking to extend their winning run which currently sits at seven matches in all competitions. They’ll take on a Liverpool side who are sitting seventh on the table with two wins and three draws in their opening five matches of the 2026-27 season. Although, Andoni Iraola’s side haven’t set the world alight with their performances. Manchester City enter today’s match sitting top of the Premier League table and will have to put the outside noise aside if they are to pick up three points at Anfield today.

Here is the latest City injury and team news, along with my predicted Manchester City starting eleven for today’s match.

Phil Foden will miss today’s match due to suspension. The England international is serving the third game of the three-match ban he received for being sent off for violent conduct in Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Manchester United. Foden is in line to return for Manchester City’s next UEFA Champions League fixture against PSG at the Etihad Stadium.

Enzo Maresca has declared that Erling Haaland is fit and available for today’s match. Erling Haaland did suffer from fatigue over the international break. He was afforded a few days’ rest after playing four games for Norway over the international break. Haaland will take his place in the City lineup today.

The only other fitness concerns for Manchester City surround Antoine Semenyo and Nico O’Reilly. Semenyo withdrew from international duty with Ghana due to a swollen ankle. However, he has trained ahead of today’s match. This indicates that Semenyo will be ready to go against Liverpool. Nico O’Reilly sustained an undisclosed injury and was sent home early from international duty. It remains to be seen if he is fit enough to play in today’s match.

Outside of that, Enzo Maresca has a strong squad to choose from for today’s game. It would be expected that Maresca will select his strongest possible lineup for today’s match. Manchester City do face PSG on Wednesday night. However, today’s match takes priority. It is a huge match for a multitude of reasons and as such, I expect Enzo Maresca to go with his strongest available starting lineup today.