Liverpool vs Man Metropolis: kickoff time, staff information, the place to look at | Soccer Information


Who: Liverpool vs Manchester Metropolis
What: English Premier League soccer
The place: Anfield, Liverpool, United Kingdom
When: 4pm (16:00 GMT) on Sunday
Easy methods to observe: Al Jazeera Sport could have all of the build-up and full textual content commentary of the sport.

Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola has urged the Abu Dhabi hierarchy to provide him the possibility to revive his faltering staff amid its staggering run of poor outcomes, saying on Friday he won’t “run away” from the problem.

Metropolis misplaced 5 video games in a row earlier than squandering a three-goal lead from the seventy fifth minute to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord within the Champions League on Tuesday.

The longest winless streak in Guardiola’s teaching profession may very well be prolonged on Sunday when Metropolis performs away to Liverpool, who’re in first place within the Premier League and the Champions League.

“I ask for that problem. I ask for this chance to do it. As a result of I really feel it. I do know what I need to do. I do know what we want. I do know what we’ve to do,” Guardiola stated.

“For positive, I need to keep right here, I need to do it, however the second I really feel I’m not constructive for the membership, one other one will come. However I need the chance to strive. I don’t need to run away. I need to be there. I need to rebuild the staff.

“It’s not regular within the huge golf equipment to have the outcomes we’ve had, however what we’ve to do is settle for it. ”

Manchester Metropolis gained 5 trophies in 2023 however are limping to the tip of 2024 [James Gill-Danehouse/Getty Images]

Guardiola, who has gained the Premier League six occasions in his eight full seasons with Metropolis, in addition to the membership’s first Champions League title, stated he’s in common communication with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.

“He is aware of we’re going to discover a answer,” Guardiola stated. “Within the circumstances that it doesn’t occur, the membership will take the answer, the choice, it has to take.”

The Spanish coach stated he deserved to be given time to show issues round. “I’ve all of it on my shoulders. I need it,” he stated. “Right here on the soccer membership it’s a must to win — if you happen to don’t win, you’ll be in hassle. I do know that.

“Folks stated, ‘Oh, why is Pep not in hassle? Why is he not sacked?’ What we’ve carried out the final eight years is why we’ve this margin.”

Guardiola performed down discuss of a “disaster” at Metropolis when requested by a reporter, however was uncertain when the staff would begin successful once more. After Liverpool, Metropolis performs seventh-place Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.

“We might be again — I do know that,” Guardiola stated. “I don’t know when, that’s the fact.

“We have now to just accept,” he added, “that it’s fully regular — perhaps the exception was prior to now, not what occurred now. How we rise up once more, that is the massive success in life. It’s what number of occasions you rise up, once more, and once more, and once more, no matter occurs. They’re the best [people].”

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool and Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool, celebrate the victory during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD5 match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid C.F. at Anfield on November 27, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images)
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool and Arne Slot, Supervisor of Liverpool, rejoice the victory towards Actual Madrid [Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images]

Liverpool continued their unimaginable begin to life below Arne Slot with a 2-0 win over Actual Madrid on Wednesday to maneuver again to the highest of the Champions League desk.

The Reds are additionally streaking clear on the prime of the Premier League, eight factors forward of Metropolis, who’re affected by the lack of Ballon d’Or winner Rodri to a season-ending knee damage.

Slot is assured Guardiola will flip their fortunes round, however is hoping it won’t are available in time for the top-of-the-table conflict.

“One of many the explanation why I feel Guardiola is one of the best supervisor on the earth is that he all the time comes up with options for his issues,” Slot stated at his pre-match information convention on Thursday.

“His drawback now may be that Rodri is out, however everyone knows, I feel, that he’ll give you an answer and the run of kind will go once more. Hopefully, after Sunday.

“I feel he was the one who began enjoying the inverted full-back, then he was the one which began to play the centre-back as a quantity six. So I don’t suppose it’s a shock for anybody if he once more comes up with one thing nobody has ever thought of earlier than to make his staff even stronger.”

All three earlier sides to take pleasure in no less than an eight-point lead after 12 Premier League matches went on to win the title.

Liverpool have gained the league simply as soon as since 1990 and have missed out twice in latest seasons to Metropolis by a single level as Guardiola’s males have racked up six of the final seven titles.

Slot refused to purchase into the concept that the defending champions are there for the taking when requested if Metropolis’s droop has made Liverpool’s job simpler within the title race.

“I don’t suppose anybody within the final eight or 9 years, or perhaps even longer, would have stated that Metropolis, residence or away, that the phrase ‘simple’ ever involves thoughts.”

Liverpool staff information

Liverpool’s newest assertion win, to defeat Madrid for the primary time in 9 conferences, got here at a price.

Defenders Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate are uncertain for the weekend after struggling accidents late within the recreation.

“It’s by no means a very good signal if, in Conor’s case, we needed to take him off and Ibou couldn’t stroll off the pitch as he ought to after such a implausible recreation that he performed,” added Slot.

Nonetheless, the Dutchman confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold could be match sufficient to exchange Bradley if crucial.

Manchester Metropolis staff information

Metropolis may hand a begin to defender Ruben Dias, who returned to the bench for Tuesday’s recreation.

John Stones stays a doubt having missed the Feyenoord match whereas Mateo Kovacic, Rodri and Oscar Bobb stay absent.

Head-to-head

That is the 197th assembly between the golf equipment, with Liverpool successful 93 of the encounters and Metropolis claiming the spoils on 50 events. Whereas the final two matches, each within the Premier League final season, led to attracts, the Reds haven’t gained within the final 4, with Metropolis successful the 2 video games previous to that. Their final win was at Anfield in October 2022 when Mohamed Salah scored the one aim of the sport to mark the third consecutive win for his aspect towards Metropolis, and their fifth consecutive unbeaten match between the 2 sides.