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Past few meetings,
2012/2013 Sun 03 Feb Man. City 2 - 2 Liverpool Premier League
Sun 26 Aug Liverpool 2 - 2 Man. City Premier League
2011/2012 Wed 25 Jan Liverpool 2 - 2 Man. City League Cup
Liverpool won 3-2 on aggregate
Wed 11 Jan Man. City 0 - 1 Liverpool League Cup
Tue 03 Jan Man. City 3 - 0 Liverpool Premier League
Sun 27 Nov Liverpool 1 - 1 Man. City Premier League
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists Manchester City are favourites to win the Premier League this season, despite seeing his side beat Cardiff 3-1 and go top of the table.
The Reds lead City by one point ahead of their Boxing Day trip to Etihad Stadium but could be overtaken if Arsenal beat Chelsea on Monday.
Rodgers said: "I still believe the title is Manchester City's to lose.
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez
"They have the strongest squad. The resources they have are incredible."
Arsenal need to win on Monday to reclaim top spot. A Chelsea victory would put them level on points with Liverpool, although they have a far inferior goal difference to their Anfield rivals.
If Liverpool top the table at Christmas, it would be the first time they have done so since 2009, when they went on to finish second. The last time the Reds were top at Christmas and won the league was in the 1987-88 season.
Liverpool beat Cardiff courtesy of a Luis Suarez brace as he took his tally for the season to 19 goals in the league in just 12 games. The Uruguay striker, who agreed a new deal on Friday, also set up Raheem Sterling for the other goal.
Rodgers, whose side finished eighth in his first campaign in charge last season, says there is still work to do.
"We can't ever think we have cracked it," he said. "We can't become complacent. You have to be focused and move on to the next game.
"We are very calm. We are not getting carried away. We are focusing on improving our performance level.
"We know the natural consequence will be to win games and if you win games you will be in a good position."
Luis Suarez is the first player in Premier League history to have scored as many as 19 goals in a side's opening 17 games
Man City Injuries,
S Jovetic Illness 26th Dec 13
P Zabaleta Hamstring Injury 28th Dec 13
S Aguero Calf/Shin Injury 29th Jan 14
M Richards Hamstring Injury no return date
M Nastasić Calf/Shin Injury 26th Dec 13
Liverpool Injuries
S Gerrard Hamstring Injury 12th Jan 14
D Sturridge Ankle/Foot Injury 28th Jan 14
J Enrique Knee Injury 8th Feb 14
S Coates ACL Knee Injury May 14
Teams tba;
