The horrors of last season are finally starting to fade for Manchester City, but a showdown with Liverpool will show whether they're ready to contend.

Liverpool and City meet on Sunday and neither can afford to lose as they look to keep up the chase to first-placed Arsenal

Arsenal might not be putting a foot wrong at the moment, but are Manchester City and defending Liverpool champions still in the title race with them? Whether 10 games is still too early to make a fair judgment of how a season might pan out,

The stage is set for the latest showdown between the Premier League’s most dominant teams in recent years when Manchester City hosts Liverpool this weekend.

Alexander Isak will make his return to Liverpool training on Friday and could feature for the Reds on Sunday against Manchester City, manager Arne Slot has confirmed—but the game will come too soon for goalkeeper Alisson Becker.

Slot referred back to his comments earlier in the campaign about Isak's "pre-season" ending three weeks ago. He said he now expects to see him "where he is". The Liverpool boss reiterated that after being out for three weeks, it is unfair to compare "rehab with games or training sessions", and urged both fans and the media to "give him some time".

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