What TV channel is Manchester City vs Liverpool in the Premier League on?

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City host Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in an epic Premier League showdown this weekend.

City come into the game off the back of a 6-0 win against Burnley – with Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Cole Palmer all scoring.

Their last league game came against Crystal Palace. Haaland scored the only goal of the game to give City a 1-0 win. Guardiola’s men are eight points behind league leaders Arsenal but have a game in hand.

As for Liverpool, they come into the game off a 1-0 defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League. The Reds were beaten by Bournemouth in their last league game – with Philip Billing scoring the only goal for the Cherries.

Sportsmail breaks down everything you need to know ahead of Manchester City’s meeting with Liverpool including how to watch and team news. 

Manchester City come into the game off a 6-0 win against Burnley in the FA Cup

Their last league game was against Crystal Palace – where Pep Guardiola’s side won 1-0

Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool were beaten 1-0 by Bournemouth in their last league outing 

When is Manchester City vs Liverpool?

City’s clash with Liverpool will take place on Saturday, April 1, with the game kicking off at 12.30pm.

The game between the two sides will take place at the Etihad Stadium, where City have won five out of their last five games.

Manchester City fans may not be confident heading into this weekend’s fixture. The club have only won one of their last five games against the Reds.

Despite their recent poor record against Klopp’s side, City won the last encounter back in December. Haaland, Riyad Mahrez and Nathan Ake all scored in a 3-2 win for Guardiola’s side in the Carabao Cup round of 16.

Guardiola will be hoping that Haaland is fit enough to start from the off against the Reds. The forward is City’s top scorer this season with 42 goals.

Mohamed Salah is Liverpool’s top scorer this season with 22. The Egyptian winger has scored four goals in his last five games for the club.

Erling Haaland (L) and Mohamed Salah (R) are set to go head-to-head this weekend 

How to watch

Saturday’s showdown between City and Liverpool will be shown live on BT Sport 1.

The game between the two teams will also be streamed on the official BT Sport app.

Highlights will be uploaded to the official BT Sport YouTube channel after the game.

Sportsmail will also be providing live coverage of Manchester City vs Liverpool, so you can keep up-to-date with all the latest developments here.

This weekend’s clash between City and Liverpool will take place at the Etihad Stadium

Team News

City forward Erling Haaland was forced to pull out of the Norway squad ahead of their recent Euro 2024 qualifiers. The 22-year-old suffered a groin problem after scoring a hat-trick against Burnley.

Guardiola will give the forward one last training session to prove his fitness before making a final decision. Should Haaland not play, Julian Alvarez is likely to start from the off on Saturday. 

Phil Foden is set to miss four weeks after recently undergoing surgery after suffering from appendicitis.

For Liverpool, the club will be without midfielder Stefan Bajcetic. Bajcetic will miss the rest of the season due to an adductor injury.

Thiago is also set to miss the game through injury, while Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo are in contention to feature. 

Predicted Manchester City XI (4-3-3) – Ederson; Walker,  Akanji , Dias, Ake; De Bruyne, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan; Grealish, Haaland, Mahrez

Predicted Liverpool XI (4-3-3) – Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson; Elliot, Fabinho, Henderson; Salah, Gakpo, Nunez  

Manchester City will be without key player Phil Foden for the clash with Liverpool 

Darwin Nunez will be looking to start from the off against Manchester City on Saturday

What’s been said?

Heading into the showdown with Liverpool, Guardiola believes that Liverpool remains an ‘exceptional’ team despite their poor campaign so far.

‘We know each other for many years, the same manager many years. One more,’ Guardiola said at his pre-match press conference. 

‘They remain an exceptional team. My opinion doesn’t chance for a season of ups and downs. Every team during one season can have these up and downs.

‘Nothing changes, there is another rival this season… but in the future they will always be a big rival.’

Guardiola believes that Liverpool remain an ‘exceptional’ team despite their poor season so far

Jurgen Klopp gave his thoughts on Erling Haaland’s current situation ahead of the game 

As for Liverpool, Klopp gave his thoughts on the current situation regarding the fitness of Haaland. 

‘When you prepare a game, you prepare all things to avoid the final pass – which is where Erling really comes into the game,’ Klopp said at his pre-match press conference.

‘He is a proper striker, but they became champions without a striker. That’s how it is, you never know 100 per cent who can play.’

Odds 

Manchester City to win – 8/13

Liverpool to win – 4/1

Draw –  3/1

Man City to win, Man City to have the most corners in each half and Man City to have most shots on target in each half – 7/1

Odds via Paddy Power and correct at the time of publication. 

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will be desperate to close the gap on Arsenal this weekend 

Prediction

With City playing before Arsenal this weekend, Guardiola’s side will be five points behind the Gunners with a win against Liverpool.

Given City’s impressive run of form recently, the side will be confident heading into Saturday’s fixture. 

With Liverpool coming into the game off the back of two defeats in a row, they will be eager to put in an impressive performance this weekend.

Salah has been in fine for the club recently and will be hoping to continue his good run of form and be the real game-changer this weekend.

Prediction – 3-2 Manchester City