6 min: City look open here as TAA (quicker to type than Alexander-Armstrong) looks to find Mane with a long cross-field ball, but it’s just overhit from the full-back.

Liverpool’s pace looks like it could kill tonight.

4 min: CHANCE! Salah darts through the middle, chests the ball down and fires in a shot which Ederson tips away.

It falls for Firmino for the rebound but again Ederson is equal to it.

Early warning from the newly-crowned champions.

2 min: City immediately into their passing football as Liverpool press with intent. Will be interesting to see how Guardiola’s side approach this early on.

A quick reminder of how superb Liverpool are when they go ahead in games.

Liverpool have not lost a Premier League match when scoring first since April 23, 2017 when they were beaten by Crystal Palace. Scary.

KICK OFF.

Here we go then. Liverpool get us underway.

Could be a big night for this young man too. Foden impressed against Arsenal but is still yet to get a good solid run in the team under Guardiola.

He’ll be one hoping to shine in this extremely high level encounter.

Pep didn’t look in any way pleased to be doing that…

Right, now that’s over and done with we can get on with the match.

Only five minutes to go now until we get underway at the Etihad.

Guard of honour about to take place.

Jurgen Klopp has the best record of any manager that has ever faced Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola wins: 7

Klopp wins: 9

Draws: 2

Football behind closed doors is still a bizarre one. I mean, is anyone else a little afraid of the mascot in the top right?

Klopp: "We didn’t celebrate for a week or something. We had our one night and done."

Anyone buying that?