Fimino & Sturridge start up front for Liverpool
Gestede preferred to Negredo by Boro
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Sergio Aguero
Game over. Third place...over?
Irresistible stuff from Manchester City who appear to have put this game to bed.
Kevin de Bruyne saunters forward on the counter after a Watford mistake, slipping Sergio Aguero in through on goal.
He doesn't miss these. Head down, shot drilled, bottom corner. That's goal number 32 for the season.
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Meanwhile, Manchester City are heading over the horizon to leave this undignified fourth-place scrap behind.
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Big call from Martin Atkinson. Potentially massive in Liverpool's, and Arsenal's, season.
Patrick Bamford darts in behind Dejan Lovren and onto Adam Forshaw's return pass.
The Boro striker goes down as Lovren attempts to make up lost ground.
Is it a pen? No says the official.
It might well have been though...
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Emre Can bundles his way through a couple of challenges on the edge of the box, takes aim and fires a few feet high and wide.
Not far away...
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Uh-oh. Liverpool fans have seen this before.
Daniel Sturridge is wincing and, possibly, limping.
He has trotted over for a chat with the Liverpool medical staff.
And is OK to continue.
For now.
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Stewart Downing lines up an promising looking free-kick out, perfectly set up on the right wing for him to swing his favoured left peg at it.
Liverpool fans chewing nails. It's always a former player isn't it?
Nope, not this time. Into the top of the wall.
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Liverpool almost unlock the door as Gini Wijnaldum controls, spins and shoots straight into the shins of Ben Gibson.
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This might hearten Liverpool fans.
Arsenal - 1-0 up to Everton - have just gone down to 10 men.
Laurent Koscielny is the man to see red after an x-rated lunge that sends Phil Jagielka tumbling head over heels.
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Philippe Coutinho's pass is just behind Daniel Sturridge as he darts into the box.
Groans.
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Philippe Coutinho's cross from out wide is meat and drink for Brad Guzan.
But the presence of a penalty-box lurker like Daniel Sturridge means that they have that option.
Without him, they can be caught trying to thread the needle too often.
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Which all means that, as it stands, with plenty of time still to go, Liverpool are out of the top four.
The news has swirled around Anfield. A few mumbles and grumbles, but Liverpool need their fans today.
They have not much to fear except fear itself...
Hector Bellerin
What were we saying about Hector Bellerin?!
He gives Arsenal the lead they deserve, but only after Danny Welbeck makes a late bid for miss of the season. Ball across goal from the left, Welbeck only has to tap into an empty net, but completely misses his kick. Bellerin, though, is there to sweep up and save blushes.
Arsenal keeping their end of the bargain.
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And worse follows from the Emirates....
Vincent Kompany
Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
You'll never see a simpler goal in the rest of, er, this season.
Kevin de Bruyne swings in a corner, Vincent Kompany has the freedom of the Watford penalty area, and the Manchester City skipper heads powerfully in.
City have one hand on third place.
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News from the Vicarage Road. And it is not earning Liverpool any extra breathing room...
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A big chance of Nathaniel Clyne!
James Milner's floated cross is only partially flicked away by Ben Gibson and the ball runs invitingly towards the Liverpool right-back 12 yards out.
He cracks a shot just wide through a forest of legs though.
Any deflection and that was heading in...
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Philippe Coutinho, all twinkle toes and stop and go, dances towards the right wing before clipping in a dangerous cross.
Daniel Sturridge is lurking but Calum Chambers - on loan from Liverpool's Champions League rivals Arsenal - is up to head clear.
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The first shot comes in after less than a minute.
It is a scruffy one though from Roberto Firmino as he gives it the big build-up and then sends a bobbler tamely through to Brad Guzan.
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A full-blooded rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone from a packed Anfield, James Milner hollers out encouragement and we are under way as Daniel Sturridge taps the ball back off the spot.
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Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool defender on Football Focus
A win for Liverpool will secure a top-four finish and surely even they cannot slip up this time.
It is all very well saying because Middlesbrough are down already, the pressure is off them and they can go to Anfield and play their football - well, I have not seen Boro play any for the past 37 games.
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One big effort from Liverpool will get them over the line, and there will be a good atmosphere which will help.
It is a big game and if they are not revved up and they cannot beat Boro, then they do not deserve to be in the Champions League.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0