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Your support makes all the difference.Midfielder Fernandinho has urged Manchester City to cast aside their painful Champions League exit at the hands of Monaco and make a swift return to winning ways in Sunday's Premier League clash against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.
City were fiercely criticised after the Champions League last-16 tie against Monaco, which they lost on away goals as the French side brutally exposed their fragile defence in a 6-6 aggregate draw.
"We have to keep our heads up. It's a great game to play -- especially at home in front of our fans. We have to give an answer to our fans," Fernandinho told the club's website.
"It (Monaco) was not the result we wanted."
Fernandinho remained optimistic about City's chances of picking up silverware this season as they sit third in the league, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea, and take on Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley next month.
"We have two competitions to play -- the league is not finished yet and we have the semi-final of the FA Cup so we are looking forward to that," the 31-year-old Brazilian added.
City are a point and a place above Liverpool, who have played one game more.
Follow all of the action with our liveblog below...
What time is the match?
The match is on Sunday 19 March, and kicks-off at 16.30.
What TV channel is it on?
The game will be live on Sky Sports 1, HD and UHD.
What are the provisional squads?
Manchester City: Caballero, Bravo, Zabaleta, Sagna, Kompany, Stones, Otamendi, Clichy, Kolarov, Toure, Fernando, Fernandinho, Delph, De Bruyne, Silva, Navas, Sane, Sterling, Nolito, Aguero, Iheanacho.
Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Milner, Can, Lallana, Wijnaldum, Mane, Firmino, Coutinho, Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Moreno, Klavan, Gomez, Lucas, Stewart, Origi, Woodburn, Wilson.
What are the odds?
Man City: 28/29
Liverpool: 56/19
Draw: 13/5
67 MINS
Silva delivers a ball into the box and it falls to Aguero at the back post, but he fails to connect with the strike. He thinks he is going to crash into the Liverpool defender and he pulls out of the clash.
69 MINS
GOAL
MANCHESTER CITY 1 - 1 LIVERPOOL
Aguero has levelled the scoring from close range, following a clever cross from De Bruyne across the face of goal. It's all to play for in the final 20 mintues.
76 MINS
Sane knocks the ball back to Aguero, who stumbles over the ball and fails to pull the trigger in front of goal. It falls to De Bruyne, who goes for goal, but he is denied by the woodwork. What a chance!
79 MINS
Tempers are beginning to flare here, with both sides relentlessly hunting for the winning goal. With just over ten minutes left to play, it's anyone's game.
80 MINS
Lallana makes a real mess of a chance in front of the goal, which he should have buried to give his side the late lead. Klopp's men completed a tremendous move going forward and all he had to do was poke it home, but he failed to make any contact.
86 MINS
Silva finds Aguero inside of the area, but his attempt from the near post goes wide. It's close, but not close enough...
89 MINS
Yellow card: Mane is booked for his ruthless challenge into the back of Silva.
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