Liverpool returns to action today and they have plenty of firepower in the Starting XI as they visit rival Manchester City in the Carabao Cup. Mohamed Salah and Darwin Núñez are paired together up top, but the more critical spots may be on the backline with Joe Gomez and James Milner. They will have to contend with City's all-word striker Erling Halland which will be a challenge, especially on the away pitch.

Liverpool Line Up

Starters

Kelleher, Milner, Gomez, Matip, Robertson, Bajcetic, Thiago, Elliott, Carvalho,Salah, Núñez

Substitutes

Adrian, Fabinho, Keita, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Ramsay, Phillips, Doak

Manchester City

Starters

Ortega-Moreno, Lewis, Akinju, Laporte, Ake, Rodrigo, DeBruyne, Gundodan, Mahrez, Haaland, Palmer

Substitutes

Carson, Walker, Stones, Cancelo, Grealish, Gomez, Bernardo, Foden, Robertson

LFC Globe Verdict

I like the approach from both managers here. Neither Liverpool Assistant Manager Pep Lijnders nor Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola are holding anything back, nor should they. No matter the competition, these two clubs are rivals and as Lijnders said in his press conference, the fans deserve a show and I think that's what supporters of both teams are going to get