{"id":46919,"date":"2026-04-03T11:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=46919"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:54:28","slug":"man-city-vs-liverpool-fa-cup-quarter-finals-everything-to-know-team-news-potential-lineup-and-score-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/man-city-vs-liverpool-fa-cup-quarter-finals-everything-to-know-team-news-potential-lineup-and-score-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City vs Liverpool FA Cup Quarter-Final: Everything to know \u2013 Team news, potential line-ups and prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester City host Liverpool<\/strong> in a high stakes FA Cup <strong>quarter-final<\/strong> at the <strong>Etihad Stadium<\/strong> on Saturday, <strong>April 4, 2026<\/strong>, with kick-off scheduled for <strong>12:45<\/strong> PM BST. This high-stakes clash offers both sides a crucial chance to boost their season amid mixed Premier League campaigns.30<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola\u2019s City enter the tie full of momentum after lifting the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 victory over Arsenal just before the international break. Though the Premier League title looks unlikely, the Citizens are targeting the FA Cup to secure a domestic cup double the first since 2018\/19. They have already completed a league double over Liverpool this season, their first in nearly nine decades. However, history shows caution: City have lost four of their last five home FA Cup meetings against the Merseysiders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool<\/strong>, under Arne Slot, arrive after a disappointing 2-0 Premier League defeat to Brighton. Their campaign has been challenging, but a strong finish could still deliver Champions League qualification and silverware. Mohamed Salah, set to depart Anfield at the end of the season, returns from injury and remains a major threat. The Egyptian forward boasts an impressive 21 goal involvements against City, second only to his record against Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For City, left-back <strong>Josko Gvardiol remains sidelined<\/strong> with a long-term tibial fracture. Centre-backs John Stones and Ruben Dias are doubtful and will be assessed closer to kick-off. Liverpool welcome back Salah after he missed the Brighton game. Alexander Isak has resumed training, though his involvement is uncertain. <strong>Federico Chiesa<\/strong> and <strong>Jeremie Frimpong<\/strong> are available after international duty concerns, but goalkeeper <strong>Alisson Becker, Wataru Endo, Giovanni Leoni, and Conor Bradley stay out injured.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Predicted Line-ups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester City (4-2-3-1):<\/strong> James Trafford; Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Rodri, Bernardo Silva; Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Nico O\u2019Reilly; Erling Haaland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool (4-2-3-1)<\/strong>: Giorgi Mamardashvili; Dominic Szoboszlai, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez; Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister; Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah; Hugo Ekitike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score Prediction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>City\u2019s strong home record in domestic cups and recent form against Liverpool make them favourites. Expect an entertaining encounter, but the hosts should edge through with a<strong> 3-1 victory.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blockbuster tie promises drama as two of England\u2019s biggest clubs battle for a place in the FA Cup quarter -finals. Fans can anticipate high-quality football and plenty of attacking flair from stars like Haaland and Salah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City host Liverpool in a high stakes FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, April 4, 2026,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":46920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[219,3800,1905],"class_list":["post-46919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-liverpool","tag-manchester-city","tag-quarter-finals"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46919"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46924,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46919\/revisions\/46924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}