A massive trip to the Etihad awaits.
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00:00 Looking ahead to Liverpool's next game, obviously a huge game, we don't want to call it a title race so early in the season,
00:07 but they are looking like they are up there with Manchester City so far.
00:12 One point between the top two, they head to the Etihad on Saturday for the early kick-off.
00:17 It's a huge, huge occasion. What can you see coming out of this game?
00:22 Top of the table clash, isn't it? That's the way to describe it. First versus second, a point between them.
00:27 I think last season when Liverpool played Man City, it was always a big game, but Liverpool weren't competitive in the title race,
00:36 especially when they went to the Etihad. Around the start of April, they got absolutely taunt by Man City.
00:43 They were already well out of the title race at that point. They obviously beat Man City at Anfield for a fantastic Mo Salah goal,
00:52 but even then that was a bit of an anomaly because Liverpool were in a bit of a poor run as well.
00:58 But yes, the goal there is equal now in the Premier League. It's got that feel, a couple of years ago,
01:04 when Liverpool and Man City had been going hammering songs for the Premier League title.
01:09 There's still a lot of time until that game, obviously, with the international break.
01:12 It's not ideal, the kick-off here in Gloucester, it's not ideal for both sides because a lot of players are going to be coming back from South America
01:20 and all over the world. There's not a lot of time for recovery and for a game of this bill to be on a half-twelve on a Saturday.
01:28 It's a little bit disappointing. Maybe not as many eyes are going to be on it as it should be,
01:34 but it's going to be a very interesting spectacle. Liverpool are going to be going there in decent enough form.
01:42 They obviously had that blip against Luton and Toulouse in the Europa League,
01:45 but Liverpool seem to get themselves up for big games. What they've got now going there is an informed Virgil van Dijk,
01:52 which they didn't have last season at Manchester City. He obviously had a bit of a stuttering campaign last term,
01:59 but he's been absolutely back to his best this season, so his battle against Haarlem will be really intriguing.