Erling Haaland's red-hot Man City form 'affecting Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez'

Manchester City and Liverpool have been stand-out teams across the Premier League over the last few seasons, but can Jurgen Klopp and his under-performing side prevent themselves from a 'walloping' at Anfield this Sunday afternoon? All eyes will be on Merseyside for this one.

Leicester City's main man had a howler in the last minute of his side's snoozefest with Crystal Palace - leaving him unavailable for their next match.In what was arguably the only time fans saw their heart rate go above that of a sleeping pensioner during the dull 0-0 draw, the England midfielder burst into the box in the 95th minute, seconds from time, in the hope of breaking through the Palace defence.But when Maddison found he had no room and a challenge looked like it was coming in, fans blasted him for diving to the floor. It left him not just red-faced but also suspended from his side's next match at home to Leeds, in five day's time on Thursday.

Manchester City take on Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend as Jurgen Klopp faces a selection headache.

Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold could have been calling Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson his grandad.Long before Alexander-Arnold was tearing up the Premier League for Jurgen Klopp's side, Sir Alex was dating his maternal grandmother Doreen Carling. The Scot made the revelation in his autobiography, which was released in 2013 shortly after his retirement.He said Doreen was his "first steady girlfriend" and they dated for around 18 months as teenagers in Glasgow.

Phil Foden has ended speculation over his future by signing a new five-year contract at Manchester City, saying he is in the perfect place to continue his development in the coming years.

Arsenal fans have been left seething after Pep Guardiola claimed he still considers Liverpool to be their biggest title rivals. Last season, Manchester City were pushed all the way by Jurgen Klopp’s side, who finished just one point behind the Citizens.

READ MORE: Darwin Nunez is to blame for Mo Salah's slow start to season, says ex-Liverpool starWith Kwarteng lasting just 38 days in office, Daily Star Sport examine six football managers who were somehow gone in even quicker time...Replacing Jose Mourinho at Porto following their historic Champions League victory in 2004, Luigi Delneri had transformed Chievo from Serie B strugglers to a settled Serie A side before his appointment at Estadio do Dragao.HAVE YOUR SAY! Which current Premier League manager would make the best Chancellor? Let us know in the comments section.Chievo were promoted to the top flight for the first time in their existence under Delneri's tenure and also qualified for the UEFA Cup in their debut campaign.However, the Italian failed to take charge of a single Porto game and was sacked before the season started due to reports he continuously turned up late for training sessions.Manchester United legend Paul Scholes enjoyed a brief spell at Oldham in 2019 in his only permanent managerial role to date. Opening up on his 31-day reign with old team-mate Gary Neville, Scholes revealed he just wanted to "give it [management] a go.""I love Oldham, I just wanted to give it a go and see what happened.

Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha believes that all the pressure is on Liverpool ahead of Sunday's clash at Anfield.

Unconvinced Andy Walker isn't having Gio van Bronckhorst' s claim that heartbroken Rangers stars didn't hold a debrief after their 7-1 shellacking against Liverpool.

Liverpool star Fabio Carvalho is confident that his team can get a result against Manchester City at the weekend following their 7-1 victory away at Rangers on Wednesday.

Liverpool ran riot at Ibrox on Wednesday evening to hand Rangers their biggest ever defeat at Ibrox with Mohamed Salah scoring the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history. Jurgen Klopp's men came from behind to register one of the best 45 minute performances in the history of the competition - matching Rangers' biggest ever defeat of 6-0 which came away to Real Madrid in 1963.Taking a look at the statistics from the second-half alone, Liverpool scored six times from a total of 12 shots - eight of which were on target. READ MORE: Mohamed Salah bags six-minute hat-trick - and 'is back just in time for Man City' On the flip side, Rangers failed to have a shot at goal other than a single blocked effort despite having 46% of the possession against Klopp's resurgent side.Liverpool fans might well have expected the worst after conceding having gone into the fixture on the back of a Premier League defeat against Arsenal that left them 14 points from top spot.With James Tavernier robbing Fabio Carvalho of possession, Scott Arfield took the ball and slotted past Alisson after 17 minutes to the delight of Giovanni van Bronckhorst - but it was level just seven minutes later. Have Liverpool got their season back on track? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below. With Roberto Firmino's brace cancelling out Arfield's opener, Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott also scored either side of Salah's six-minute treble.Salah has also now scored the most Champions League goals for an English club in the competition, surpassing the 36 managed by both Didier Drogba for Chelsea and Sergio Aguero for Manchester City.The result has given Liverpool fans a huge confidence boost ahead of their Premier League visit of Manchester City on

obliterated Rangers 7-1 on Wednesday night.Liverpool got off to the worst possible start when Rangers scored the game's opening goal just 17 minutes in. And Scott Arfield's strike was the Ibrox side's first goal in the European competition in 12 years - a record that Liverpool wouldn't have wanted to help break.But the Reds quickly turned the game on its head with a Roberto Firmino double, followed by strike from under-fire striker Darwin Nunez.

Rio Ferdinand has been met with the wrath of Liverpool supports after footage showed him wildly celebrating Rangers' opening goal in their 7-1 defeat. Liverpool fans have had the last laugh to say the very least after the Manchester United legend's celebrations which equaled that of Rangers icon Ally McCoist.

Champions League goals than Liverpool hero Steven Gerrard after a sizzling second-half display against Rangers.The silky Brazilian, 31, headed Jurgen Klopp's men level from a corner midway through the opening period before the Premier League giants ran riot by netting six in 45 minutes to silence the rampant Ibrox crowd. Firmino's second, a fine left-footed finish through the legs of Allan McGregor, sent the Reds on their way to a sensational victory with star man Mohamed Salah bagging a hat-trick in six minutes and 12 seconds - the fastest-ever in Champions League history - from the bench.READ MORE: Forgotten Liverpool flop sporting new suave look now working as a manager in ItalyDespite scoring six goals in seven Premier League matches, Firmino was yet to find the net in Europe prior to the Ibrox inhalation but his two goals in the Scottish capital have now taken his tally to 22 in the Champions League - one more than club legend Steven Gerrard.Leading Liverpool almost singlehandedly to the 2005 'Big Ears' trophy, Gerrard managed 21 goals in Europe's most-elite competition, including memorable strikes against Olympiacos and AC Milan.

Inspired Liverpool heroes Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah produced a one-two combo to leave Rangers out for the count during a 7-1 Champions League mauling.

Nathan Ake expects Liverpool to bounce back to their best sooner rather than later ahead of Manchester City's trip to Anfield this weekend. Jurgen Klopp's side have won just two of their first eight Premier League games and already find themselves 13 points behind City, with Klopp declaring their title challenge over.

Kevin De Bruyne expects to face an in-form and full-throttle Liverpool at Anfield this weekend despite their poor start to the season. Jurgen Klopp's side have won just two of their eight Premier League games so far and trail Manchester City by 13 points already, with their manager already declaring their title challenge over.

Ally McCoist sees nothing wrong with Didi Hamann's honest assessment of Liverpool's form. And the Rangers hero reckons "touchy" Jurgen Klopp needs to relax a bit after his furious response to the former Anfield midfielder.

Jurgen Klopp has hit back after former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann suggested this Reds side need a "spark" to end their run of poor form. Hamann also hinted that this could be the beginning of the end of Klopp's Reds, seven years after he arrived at Anfield.But when it was put to the Kop boss about the "spark" comment, the German snapped back at his compatriot.