Manchester City visit Liverpool for first match since guilty verdict

Manchester City’s first match since receiving a guilty verdict comes at Anfield, where they face Liverpool on Sunday at 16:30 BST. The verdict gives the meeting an unusual backdrop, but the reported build-up does not identify a change to either side’s lineup.

The Daily Mail described the fixture as City’s first game since the verdict. The Mirror’s preview also noted that the ruling may add an extra edge to the match. Neither point establishes a team-selection change: the available preview details name no altered lineup for Liverpool or City.

Liverpool enter the fixture seventh in the Premier League with nine points from five matches. They have won twice and drawn three times, leaving them unbeaten, with a goal difference of +3. Their next match is this meeting with City.

That record gives Liverpool a clear league position to defend at Anfield, while the verdict is the main additional context around City’s return to action. The match itself remains the immediate focus: Liverpool’s unbeaten start is on the line, and City arrive for their first game since the ruling.

For team-news purposes, there is no confirmed personnel change to report from the preview details. The known facts are the setting, the timing and the sides’ respective context: an unbeaten Liverpool team in seventh, and a City side playing its first match since the guilty verdict. Kick-off is scheduled for 16:30 BST on Sunday.