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Man City XI vs Liverpool: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 11). Man City XI vs Liverpool: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-xi-vs-liverpool-fc-starting-lineup-confirmed-team-news-injury-latest-premier-league-2026-today-b1300153.html

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Manchester City faces Liverpool in a Premier League match at Anfield on Sunday, October 11, 2026, following Manchester City's controversial ruling over financial rule breaches. Despite this backdrop, star striker Erling Haaland is fit and will start for Man City along with fellow attacker Antoine Semenyo. Phil Foden misses the game due to a suspension but Nico O’Reilly takes his place in midfield. The article details the confirmed starting lineup and provides updates on player fitness statuses.

Written by AI on 2026-10-11, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Man City faced intense criticism and jeers from Liverpool fans during their 3-0 win at Anfield. The game saw ten arrests, including five for tragedy chanting. A police officer sustained a serious facial injury while making an arrest. Captain Ruben Dias defended the team's celebrations despite being found guilty of over 100 charges related to financial fair play breaches. City remains top of the Premier League with six wins from six matches. The club has appealed the verdict and continues to face scrutiny in every match.

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Man City head to Anfield on Sunday for their high-profile first game since being found guilty by an independent commission of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period between 2009/10 and 2017/18. asserted

City → head → 2009/10

City deny any wrongdoing and have appealed against the verdict. asserted

City → deny → verdict

Enzo Maresca’s side look set to receive a hostile reception at Anfield, but they at least have star striker Haaland available after he was seen limping and asked to be substituted while away on international duty for Norway in the Nations League last weekend. " asserted

he → look → League

He's good, the players are thinking: international teams, some days off and go again. asserted

players → think → ?

While there was no new update on Antoine Semenyo, he did train on Thursday and starts after the injury that forced him to withdraw from the Ghana squad for their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header during the extended three-week international break. asserted

that → be → break

With Haaland and Semenyo keeping their places from the win over Sunderland on September 20, who joins them in attack was a dilemma facing Maresca as the fit-again Jeremy Doku remains behind former Everton winger Iliman N’Diaye. asserted

Doku → keep → N’Diaye

There was also a big decision to be made in midfield, with Rayan Cherki remaining in the No10 role, ahead of Elliot Anderson and Enzo Fernandez. asserted

Cherki → be → Anderson

Phil Foden serves the final game of his three-match suspension after being sent off in the Manchester derby last month, though Nico O’Reilly starts after pulling out of the England squad injured and not being spotted in training this week. asserted

O’Reilly → serve → training

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