Liverpool vs Manchester City: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats for the Premier League clash

  • Philippe Coutinho will return to the side for the game on Sunday
  • Yaya Toure is poised to return after missing Barcelona game
  • Liverpool won two of last 12 Premier League matches against Man City 

Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Liverpool's home clash with Manchester City...

 

Liverpool vs Manchester City (Anfield) 


Team news 

Liverpool 

Philippe Coutinho will return to the side to face Manchester City on Sunday having been rested for their Europa League exit against Besiktas.

Midfielder Jordan Henderson was also left at home with an ankle problem and that will need to be assessed at the weekend.

Defender Mamadou Sakho has resumed training this week after a hip injury while full-back Glen Johnson could be back after illness meant he missed the trip to Istanbul.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Ibe, Henderson, Allen, Markovic, Sterling, Coutinho, Sturridge, Ward, Lovren, Johnson, Toure, Moreno, Lallana, Lambert, Borini, Balotelli. 

Philippe Coutinho will return to the Liverpool side to face Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday

Philippe Coutinho will return to the Liverpool side to face Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday

Manchester City  

Manuel Pellegrini has a fully-fit squad for Sunday's trip to Liverpool.

Key midfielder Yaya Toure is poised to return after missing Tuesday's Champions League loss to Barcelona through suspension.

Striker Wilfried Bony, who has made two substitute appearances in the past week, could make his first start since his £25million move from Swansea.

Provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Sagna, Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Mangala, Boyata, Clichy, Kolarov, Navas, Nasri, Silva, Milner, Toure, Lampard, Fernando, Fernandinho, Aguero, Dzeko, Bony, Jovetic. 

Yaya Toure is to return after missing Tuesday's Champions League loss to Barcelona through suspension

Yaya Toure is to return after missing Tuesday's Champions League loss to Barcelona through suspension

 

Liverpool vs Manchester City 

Kick-off: Sunday, Midday - Sky Sports 1

Odds (subject to change):

Liverpool 15/8 

Draw 5/2

Manchester City 7/5 

Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Managers: Brendan Rodgers (Liverpool), Manuel Pellegrini (Manchester City)

Head-to-head league record: Liverpool wins 76, draws 40, Manchester City wins 41

Key match stats (supplied by Opta)

Liverpool have won just two of the last 12 Premier League matches against Man City (W2 D6 L4).

Manchester City have scored two or more goals in each of their last six Premier League games against Liverpool.

When these two sides met back in August, City scored with three of their four shots on target.

Man City have won none of their last 11 Premier League trips to Anfield (W0 D4 L7).

David Silva has scored nine Premier League goals in 2014-15; his best tally in a single Premier League season.

Sylvain Distin kicks Liverpool's Milan Baros into the air during Manchester City's last win at Anfield which came with a 2-1 victory in May 2003 courtesy of two late Nicolas Anelka goals following Baros's opener

Sylvain Distin kicks Liverpool's Milan Baros into the air during Manchester City's last win at Anfield which came with a 2-1 victory in May 2003 courtesy of two late Nicolas Anelka goals following Baros's opener

Sports data analysts BSports believe the most likely outcome at Anfield will be a Manchester City win

Sports data analysts BSports believe the most likely outcome at Anfield will be a Manchester City win

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League matches (W7 D3); the best record of any side over the last 10 games.

Arsenal are the only team to prevent Manchester City from scoring in their last 23 Premier League matches.

Man City have scored the most goals from outside the penalty area (10) and are the only Premier League team not to concede one from range.

Liverpool have had 14 different scorers in the Premier League, the joint-most along with Arsenal.

Man City have the highest number of different players with five or more goals (5).