The much-anticipated clash on Thursday for Boxing Day in the Premier League may not feature both Touré brothers. Yaya Toure, the versatile player for Manchester City, is in the starting lineup, while his brother, Kolo Toure, is on the bench for Liverpool.
However, another star, Luis Suarez, is starting for Liverpool, alongside Frenchman Mamadou Sakho. On the Manchester City side, Samir Nasri is in the lineup, while Edin Dzeko begins the game on the bench.
Manchester City Starting XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany (C), Kolarov, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, Nasri, Silva, Negredo, Navas
Substitutes: Pantilimon, Clichy, Boyata, Garcia, Milner, Dzeko, Nastasic
Liverpool Starting XI: Mignolet, Cissokho, Skrtel, Sakho, Johnson, Lucas, Allen, Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho, Suarez
Substitutes: Jones, Toure, Agger, Alberto, Aspas, Moses, Smith.