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Liverpool v Man City team news: O’Reilly + Marmoush start, Foden + Cherki subs

8 February 2026 623 comments
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The final match of Gameweek 25 sees Liverpool and Manchester City square off at Anfield.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes five changes from Wednesday’s EFL Cup quarter-final.

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marc Guehi, Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland all return.

They oust the benched James Trafford, Nathan Ake, Nico Gonzalez, Tijjani Reijnders and Phil Foden.

Ruben Dias and Rayan Cherki are also named among the substitutes.

Liverpool are unsurprisingly unchanged from the side that thrashed Newcastle United 4-1 last time out, with Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo providing support for Hugo Ekitike up top.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitike

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsey, Ngumoha

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo, O’Reilly, Semenyo, Marmoush, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Dias, Reijnders, Ake, Cherki, Nico, Foden, Alleyne, Lewis

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New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. SKENG
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Raya
    Gabriel Timber Tarkowski
    Bruno Mbeumo Enzo Rogers
    Haaland DCL Thiago

    Dubravka Wilson Andersen Dorgu - 2 FTs, 0.2M ITB

    Do you see any moves worth doing here? I am thinking about saving FT.

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Roll On

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    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      I'd roll, yeah

      Thiago vs Wilson is close

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      1. SKENG
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Yeah, tempted to go with Wilson because of Gabriel TC and triple def but I like Thiago's chances better I think.

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  2. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Rodri will
    A - Be great
    B - Be bad

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      He's really suffering. Has lost a yard of pace, so he'll be bad. Pep has rushed him back too soon imo and should have integrated him more slowly.

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  3. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Let’s go Ekitike (C)!

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      Good choice. Ekitike should score at least one today.

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    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      o/ come on son!

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  4. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Bus team, ready to go?

    RAYA
    GABRIEL Virgil Richards Cash
    RICE Bruno Enzo Sarr
    Haaland Ekitike

    Dub Thiago HWilson Keane

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      *GABRIEL (TC)

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    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      g2g

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      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Might bench Cash instead of Thiago

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  5. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Need many goals today.. 3-3 type of game

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      It's a possibility. Should be one helluva match. Both teams need to win and go for it. I think the Anfield factor will push Liverpool over the line. 4-1

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  6. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 5 days ago

    Predicting a 1-1 here

    Alt-Nouri goal & a dodgy Salah pen late on

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 5 days ago

      hmmmmm damn. yeah. super Sundays do tend to be let downs. They could both be cagey and only for it in the last 20 mins.

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      1. #1 Salah Hater
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 5 days ago

        yep, that's my thought process. really hope I'm wrong and it ends 5-5

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  7. Absolutely Muñozed
      2 months, 5 days ago

      I have Gabriel, Timber and Rice. Not convinced with Rice but Can't get Gyokeres without a hit what should I do?

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      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Stick with Rice

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      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        hold rice

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      3. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Rice could easily outscore Gyok

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      4. I have no Wirtz
          2 months, 5 days ago

          I have Rice and Gab. Would you honestly say I should get Gyökeres instead of Raya?

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      5. HD7
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        2 FT 0.2 ITB

        Palmer Mukiele to Rice Gabriel?

        Pickford
        Timber Chalobah Mukiele
        Bruno Palmer Rogers Wilson
        Haaland Pedro Ekitike

        Dubravka Esteve Miley Gudm

        It aint easy selling Palmer right now... but I dont see any other way. Your thoughts mates?

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        1. Sailboats
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          No. Dont sell Mukiele. Sell Gudmund or Esteve bro

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          1. HD7
            • 9 Years
            2 months, 5 days ago

            Not enough money.

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      6. F4L
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        need 25-ish points from (S)alah, Ekitike, Wirtz to save the gw 🙂

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        1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          Viable, thh.

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          1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            2 months, 5 days ago

            Tbh*

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      7. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        2 wins in the last 12 PL games for these teams, that's a stat.

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      8. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        C'mon you reds. Supporting you despite how much I dislike you lot. But not today.

        YNWA!!

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        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          just Wirtz will suffice

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          1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            2 months, 5 days ago

            You'll Never Wirtz Alone

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      9. wiseguy
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Any chance Johnny Optaman was drunk at the wheel and Munoz hit an additional defcon? Pls

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      10. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        What are fellow Chalobah owners doing? No cleansheets in ages,

        My initial plan was to do Keane to Timber but now I thinking Chalobah to Timber might be the better move even though the next two Chelsea fixtures are great. I hate using FT''s on defence

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        1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          I brought him in on WC23 so need to save my FTs for 31 onwards. Otherwise yer probably gone for a Bou defender or something

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      11. F4L
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        haaland close

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        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          Story of this season, too many close & not enough BOOM

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      12. They are eating the dogs
        • 3 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        any haaland cappers in the chat?

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        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          They’re at DFS…

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        2. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          Haaland cappers already forgot they have a fantasy team 10 GWs ago.

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      13. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        0-0 written all over it….

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          Just top left corner for me

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          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            2 months, 5 days ago

            🙂

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          2. Sailboats
            • 10 Years
            2 months, 5 days ago

            lol

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      14. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Semenyo into the cheap seats

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      15. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Semenyo very close….

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        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          …to North Wales

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      16. wiseguy
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        This looks like it could be a 5-4, both teams so open at the back.

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          And yet it’ll probably be 1-1 😆

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      17. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Moosh off

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        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          Side

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      18. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        That is the Mush we know

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      19. JBG
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Was offside... but wharra miss. Jerky would never

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      20. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Ref needs to get the cards out

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      21. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Would've been off anyway, but that was a sitter.

        Great pass by the robot though.

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      22. F4L
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        wirtz cant get on the ball at all

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        1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          Because Salah didn't play him the ball.

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      23. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Wtf are City doing playing in own box, going to get F’d eventually

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        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          New Pep visionary tactics…

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      24. JBG
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Pep bored of having Haaland scoring all the goals, so he's having him trying to assist teammates or play as a decoy, so they can miss

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      25. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        City asking for pen

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        1. Sailboats
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          nvm

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      26. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        VVD should see a specsaver optician.

        Lots of poor passes and too far away from.Haaland not just once.

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        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 5 days ago

          VVD has probably earned enough to not look at any retailer that has saver in their name.

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      27. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 5 days ago

        Better from City than I was expecting

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