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Liverpool v Manchester CityCh 23 - 11:00pm - (Live)Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy should be in the squad even though he is involved in a court case in Cardiff.
They are without Xabi Alonso and Mark Gonzalez (hamstring), while Stephen Warnock (groin) misses out and Jermaine Pennant (hamstring) is doubtful.
Manchester City's Dietmar Hamann has recovered from a thigh injury, though he will probably be on the bench.
Trevor Sinclair (knee) and DaMarcus Beasley (ankle) are out and Sun Jihai is troubled by a hamstring injury.
LIVERPOOL against Manchester City is a mid table match-up between two clubs both brilliant at home and wretched away. They have each collected 14 more points on their own territory than they have on opposition turf.
Already through to the knock out stages, the Merseysiders finished top of their Champions League group with a 2-0 home victory over PSV on Wednesday, and all but two of their 18 League points have also been picked up at Anfield. They've won their last two and are unbeaten in 22 home Premiership matches
Peter CROUCH is Liverpool's top scorer with nine goals.
MANCHESTER CITY travel the 38 miles to Anfield looking to add to their measly single point on the road and register their first away victory of this Premiership season, breaking Liverpool's unbeaten home record in the process.
City go into this game on the back of last Saturday's 3-1 victory over Fulham when Bernardo Corradi scored a brace in a contest that was virtually over by half time. City have recorded only one Premiership victory over Liverpool at Anfield from their nine visits. Nicolas Anelka scored both goals, one from the spot, in a 1-2 triumph on 3 May 2003.
Joey BARTON and Georgios SAMARAS are City's top scorers with three goals each.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Riise, Luis Garcia, Pennant, Gerrard, Zenden, Bellamy, Crouch, Kuyt, Fowler, Dudek, Guthrie, Hammill, Peltier.
Man City (from): Weaver, Isaksson, Hart, Richards, Onuoha, Dunne, Distin, M Mills, Thatcher, Jordan, Johnson, Vassell, Barton, Reyna, Hamann, Samaras, Corradi, Dickov, Sturridge.
REFEREE Rob Styles (Waterlooville, Hampshire)