Michael Brown
Former Manchester City midfielder for BBC Radio 5 Live

Liverpool haven't been able to cope with the amount of City options and their possession today.

Occasionally they've closed down Alvarez but they haven't known what else to do.

FOUR changes for Liverpool.

On come Darwin Nunez, Kostas Tsimikas, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Roberto Firmino.

Off go Andy Robertson, Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott.

Is that Jurgen Klopp conceding that this game is likely beyond them now? Keep men fresh for future games.

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Bournemouth are unchanged from the side that lost 3-0 to Aston Villa in their last game before the international break.

Bournemouth XI: Neto, Kelly, Senesi, Stephens, Smith, Anthony, Lerma, Rothwell, Ouattara, Billing, Solanke.

Subs: Travers, Cook, Brooks, Christie, Tavernier, Susperreguy, Traore, Semenyo, Zabarnyi.

Meanwhile, Fulham make two changes from their 3-1 FA Cup defeat to Manchester United, both of them enforced.

The suspended Aleksandar Mitrovic and Willian are out with Manor Solomon and Carlos Vinicius coming in.

Head coach Marco Silva, also dismissed during that FA Cup tie, will be in the dugout as he requested a personal hearing over his FA charge, delaying any suspension.

Fulham XI: Leno, Robinson, Ream, Diop, Tete, Palhinha, Reed, Solomon, Pereira, De Cordova-Reid, Vinicius.

Subs: Rodák, Adarabioyo, Duffy, Wilson, Cairney, Soares,James, Lukic, Francois.

There are three changes after the international break as Roy Hodgson names his first Crystal Palace line-up in almost two years.

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita returns alongside Eberechi Eze and Joachim Anderson.

Luka Milivojevic is benched while Joe Whitworth and James Tomkins are absent from the squad.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Eze, Doucore; Olise, Schlupp, Zaha; Edouard.

Subs: Johnstone, Milivojevic, Lokonga, Ayew, Mateta, Clyne, McArthur, Hughes, Riedewald.

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Brendan Rodgers makes two changes to the Leicester side who drew with Brentford before the international break.

Ricardo Pereira and Daniel Amertey drop to the bench. They're replaced by Wout Faes and Victor Kristiansen.

Leicester City XI: Iversen; Kristiansen, Faes Souttar, Castgne; Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hall; Tete, Maddison, Barnes; Daka.

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Vardy, Iheanacho, Amartey, Pereira, Mendy, Thomas, Soumare.

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Mikel Arteta makes one change to the Arsenal side that defeated Crystal Palace before the international break.

Gabriel Jesus starts up front in place of Bukayo Saka, who drops to the bench.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka, Trossard, Jesus, Martinelli.

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Saka, Smith Rowe, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson, Walters

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Javi Gracia makes four alterations to the Leeds team that beat Wolves a fortnight ago.

Rasmus Kristensen, Pascal Struijk, Crysencio Summerville and Luis Sinisterra all come in. Weston McKennie and Patrick Bamford drop to the bench, while Maximilian Wober and Wilfried Gnonto are sidelined through injury.

Leeds XI: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Kristensen, Struijk, Firpo, Harrison, Roca, Aaronson, Summerville, Sinisterra.

Subs: Robles, Cooper, Bamford, Gyabi, Rodrigo, Rutter, McKennie, Greenwood, Gray

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Riyad Mahrez has given Andy Robertson a torrid time.

Liverpool continue to plug away.

They chip a couple of balls into the City box from a central area, but the home side stand tall to head both clear.

City continue to ooze menace when they come forward, Liverpool's own attacking efforts are more frantic.

Referees get stick. Some of it is deserved.

But you can't doubt that it is a tough job when players are throwing themselves to the floor and outright cheating in search of an advantage.

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Putting aside all the stuff with the refereeing and players surrounding the official in the first half, it has been a very watchable game.

Oh, good save!

Straight down the other end after the penalty shout and Alisson is forced to dive and push away a curling Jack Grealish effort with his fingertips.

Liverpool want a penalty!

Cody Gakpo goes down after a challenge from Nathan Ake, who is looking to rescue his own poor touch.

Simon Hooper waves away the protests. And with good reason. The Liverpool forward was fishing for it with his right boot.

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Liverpool have the attacking players to get themselves back into this. Unfortunately for them, City can cut any side to ribbons, especially those piling men forward in pursuit of a game.

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Liverpool almost back in it!

Cody Gakpo is released into the City box. He turns neatly and fires a shot that deflects just past the far post.

City stand firm to see off the threat of the resulting corner before Trent Alexander-Arnold's clumsy foul releases the pressure.

Michael Brown
Former Manchester City midfielder for BBC Radio 5 Live

It's just a joy to be here and watching some of these players and the way they move the ball around.

Mahrez again creating.

That gives City a great lead through a great finish!