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    Gabriel Jesus in line for start at Liverpool as Aguero misses out

    The striker is working his way back from a hamstring concern.

    Manchester City will lack striker Sergio Aguero for Sunday’s check out of champions Liverpool in the Premier League.

    The Argentinian had actually been provided an outside possibility of including after 3 games out with a hamstring injury however will rather concentrate on returning after the international break.

    Forward Gabriel Jesus might start after scoring on his resurgence from a thigh injury in midweek. Left-back Benjamin Mendy and midfielder Fernandinho stay on the sidelines.

    Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara is not ready for the journey to the Etihad.

    The Spaniard, left out of his nation’s upcoming international matches, has missed out on the last 5 games with a knee problem.

    In-form forward Diogo Jota is fit after a knock in the midweek Champions League win over Atalanta and his hat-trick in that match indicates he is pressing Roberto Firmino for a starting place, while centre-back Joel Matip might come back in for the first time since mid-September.

    Manchester City provisionary squad: Ederson, Steffen, Walker, Stones, Dias, Laporte, Ake, Garcia, Cancelo, Zinchenko, Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Silva, Mahrez, Foden, Torres, Sterling, Jesus, Palmer, Nmecha, Delap.

    Liverpool provisionary squad: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Matip, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Hair, Adrian, N Williams, R Williams, Phillips, Tsimikas, Keita, Shaqiri, Jones, Jota, Origi, Minamino.

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