News Summary

• Manchester City face old rivals Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
• City face first game since being found guilty of breaking the competition's financial rules.
• Independent commission found they arranged “sham’ deals to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs by more than £900 million ($1.2bn) City have appealed against the devastating verdict and manager Enzo Maresca was bullish that they will overturn the original ruling.
• Liverpool supporters have often created a febrile atmosphere for City’s visits since they emerged as title contenders following the takeover by their Abu Dhabi-based owners in 2008.