Although the Premier League season is still in its infancy, the Champions will open a clear eight point lead over City if they emerge from the Etihad with all three points.
Pep Guardiola is left without Sergio Aguero, Benjamin Mendy and Fernandinho, but Jesus is available and can’t wait after his long-awaited return in Tuesday’s Champions League win over Olympiakos.
City took the lead early in the game but faced the risk of cashing until the Brazilian’s introduction swung things back in their favor and he doubled the lead with an emphatic finish from an acute angle.
Jesus immediately gave City a very missed focus again, and he proved exactly what he was putting aside. With Liverpool being such an important game, it makes sense for him to jump straight into the starting XI even if Guardiola is concerned about laying too much on his shoulders after having just returned from an extended break on the sidelines.
Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden, who played brilliantly against Jürgen Klopp’s side when the two teams last met, will likely be among the top three.
Kevin De Bruyne is an eye-catcher and will likely be accompanied by Rodri, who rested on Tuesday, and Bernardo Silva or Ilkay Gundogan.
Pep Guardiola’s men are desperate to recapture the Premier League title but the champions are already back at the top of the table and Sunday’s crisis at Etihad Stadium – even at the start of the season – is crucial to their chances to get around to fight the crown.
City are five points behind the Merseysiders in the table but have a game in hand so three points on Sunday could really see them back in the race.
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The back five get pretty much everything, and Guardiola can finally commit to a defensive line-up. Aymeric Laporte, Ruben Dias and Joao Cancelo were all on the bench against Olympiakos and it will be a surprise if they don’t return to XI against Liverpool.
Expected formation of the city against Liverpool: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo; Sterling, Jesus, Foden.
Expected substitutes: Steffen, Garcia, Ake, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Mahrez, Torres.
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