Man City vs Liverpool: Starting XIs for Carabao Cup clash confirmed | Full list

Manchester City will be without striker Julian Alvarez, who will not return from Argentina’s World Cup celebrations until next week.

Goalkeeper Ederson, who was away with Brazil, has yet to return to the Etihad Stadium.

Liverpool are likely to name a stronger-than-usual Carabao Cup side against City as they seek to maintain their grip on the trophy they won in February.

While neither Netherlands captain Virgil Van Dijk nor Ibrahima Konate, both centre-backs, are set to feature, their forward line is likely to include Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Darwin Nunez, who knocked out of the World Cup with Uruguay in the group stage.

Liverpool team news

Team to play Manchester City: Kelleher; Milner, Gomez, Matip, Robertson; Bajcetic, Thiago, Elliott; Carvalho, Salah, Nunez

Substitutes: Adrian, Fabinho, Keita, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Ramsay, Phillips, Doak

Man City team news

Team to face Liverpool: Ortega, Lewis, Akanji, Laporte, Ake, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Mahrez, Haaland, Palmer.

Subs: Carson, Walker, Stones, Cancelo, Grealish, Gomez, Bernardo, Foden, Robertson.