January 3rd, KO. 20.00 hrs at Etihad Stadium, Manchester

1-0 is a fair reflection of the game, so far. Liverpool's midfield seems to be in "headless chicken" mode and M, F and S are being starved of ammunition. Also Pep's back 4 are adept at denying space to the runners, forcing Virgil and pals to go backwards to the keeper, finding the City lineup very difficult to penetrate. The one move that has lived up to expectations, saw Mane hit the post after a brilliant piece of quickfire interchanging between Salah and Firmino. Other than that 'Pool have looked pretty toothless.