Yes they had to play on Thursday, but City had their own European obligations

Liverpool had to play on Thursday night and had an away trip in Europe that saw them go to extra time and penalties- but City also saw their Champions League game fail to go according to plan.

The Reds saw Mo Sakho and Jordan Henderson – not to mention Philippe Coutinho – sit the game out through injury and will hope to have at least a couple of those back before the game on Sunday.

City meanwhile have their own issues and have players whose confidence will have taken a knock after their Barcelona bashing.