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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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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. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Guehi just fits in with this squad

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Is he also corrupt by nature?

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  2. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Marmoush aiming at anything but the goal

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  3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Come on Semenyo

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    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      No thanks

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  4. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Lol Liverpool 1 pass in the final third and City 33

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  5. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    pool not even attacking. slot taking a leaf out of arteta's big game book after all that style talk. that book doesnt usually end well

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      yeah, totally. all that work and legacy by Klopp undone by Slot.

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  6. Zack124
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    I have 3 Arsenal, 2 City, 2 Chelsea, 0 Liverpool and Bruno from ManU
    1 TF
    A. Enzo to Mbeumo
    B. Enzo to Palmer (-4)
    C. Save Enzo for 2 more GW

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      C

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  7. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Kerkez is slowly becoming an option.

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  8. I have no Wirtz
    5 months, 9 days ago

    I am rooting for Haaland. I love supporting the underdog

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    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Decent up and coming young player. One day he could be a star!

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      1. I have no Wirtz
        5 months, 9 days ago

        Many young promising players have the problem that the manager hasn’t figured out yet how to best use them.

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  9. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Obviously the most nailed on 0-0 when I have 3 attackers playing. No way I’m resisting a hit for Gyok in after this tilts me.

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    1. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      I'm half considering Haaland>Gyok

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  10. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Szobo's calves look even bigger than the ones from Grealish. And hairier.

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    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      He'll end up in St. Clabbert's soon

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  11. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Kerkez and Gakpo, wtf are you doing?

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  12. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Bilva is a fool

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  13. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Ekiticant

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      In Guehis pocket so far

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  14. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Closely watching Salah for a potential return to my team in GW 28

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Probably have a better time finding Waldo in a "Where's Waldo?" book, than Salah on the pitch this so far

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 9 days ago

        yeah this is Salah's last season at Liverpool, clearly

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  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    just gotta get the ball to wirtz

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  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Haaland sighter

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  17. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Liverpool being dominated, Rodri doing ok today.

    (1) Salah is spent
    (2) Haaland must be hurt
    (3) where is Squirtz today?

    Squirtz and Ekitike already playing like I took a -4 to get them both

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Yeah, bizarre really.

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  18. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    What a trash game. I guess, in my head, I still see Liverpool as Klopp's Liverpool, so fast and direct. But Slot has totally regressed Liverpool. I'm starting to think City might pinch this.

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Slot setting his team up to not lose. He really isn't a good fit for Liverpool.

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      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 9 days ago

        Aiming for that Conference League spot

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Yes Klopps style would suffocate this City team.

      Gives me a bit of confidence in United’s attempt at 2nd though this game.

      Although top 4 in any shape or form would be great considering!

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 9 days ago

        exactly!

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  19. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Semenyo looking like the better pick over Wirtz

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Never know what to expect with Pool. I thought after last week I wanted Ekitike and Wirtz, and regretted not being able to get Wirtz in for this game.

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    2. Punned It
      • 1 Year
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Lovely, need at least a couple of goals from him.

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    3. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      What a poor game from both sides in terms of accurate passes

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  20. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Thomas Tuechel watching this game? Why. Almost no English players on the pitch.

    He needs to watch Championship games to personally scout new talent. Less well broadcasted.

    Not dogging England, because I think the Championship is better than Dutch and Bundesliga play.

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      absolutely. great point

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      1. lespaul
        • 16 Years
        5 months, 9 days ago

        Except there aren't any Championship games on

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  21. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Salah is done.

    Slow, offsides, wrong decision making, poor defending,...

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  22. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Bernardo Silva has been poor

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Salah says hi

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    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Was just going to post something similar. Such a frustrating watch and I hate City XD

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  23. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Ekitike Croatia massively disappointing.

    I guess Bruno is just perma captain for the time being now. Not convinced by Gabriel next week either. Really needs two CS for it to be worth it and can see Brentford at least scoring

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      yeah that's what i'm thinking

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  24. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Liverpool look nervous and hectic.

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  25. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Moosh YC

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Cherki second half 😉

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  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    that was a clear pull

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    1. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 9 days ago

      Yup

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  27. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    City too bunched up in the middle on attack
    Boxing themselves in

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  28. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Bilva is an idiot and having a dreadful match

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  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Salah get up or go play in the sand

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  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 9 days ago

    Haaland crunches VVD

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