Hello and welcome to The Athletic'slive coverage of this huge Premier League game between Liverpool and Manchester City.Reigning champions City have started ...
โYou have the best team in the world and you put in the best striker on the market, no matter what it costs, you just do it. In the past few seasons, this has traditionally been a clash of the leagueโs top two teams. I know City will not like it, nobody will like it, youโve asked the question, but you know the answer. The problem v City is if you close him down with too many players it opens space for other world-class players." Nobody can compete with City in that. Reigning champions City have started the season well and are unbeaten so far.
Liverpool have condemned "vile chants relating to football stadium tragedies" during Sunday's 1-0 Anfield win against Manchester City.
The two clubs have since worked closely to eradicate such chanting. Ninety-seven Liverpool supporters died as a result of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989; 39 [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) have condemned "vile chants relating to football stadium tragedies" during Sunday's [1-0](/soccer/report?gameId=637924) Anfield win against [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382), issuing a statement that says the chants came from the section housing the away team's supporters.