Man City hosts Liverpool in a fiery summit in the Carabao Cup tonight

Liverpool's season resumes with a Carabao Cup fourth-round tie against Manchester City on Thursday’s match in the 16 round at Etihad Stadium, the stronghold of the Citizens. Manchester City and Liverpool face off in a blockbuster Carabao Cup tie as the Premier League giants return to competitive action. This match is the first for the Reds and City after the end of the international break after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 wrapped up last Sunday. Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-0 at Etihad Stadium to progress through to the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup. While Liverpool move into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after winning their third shootout in just over eight months over League One’s Derby County 3-2 after a scoreless draw in regulation time.Man City is facing the Reds in the absence of key players because, they are: Ederson Muaris, Robin Diaz, Emeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish, Calvin Phillips, Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez. Liverpool also misses several players for various reasons, most notably Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz, Curtis Jones, Ibrahima Konate.