What reception awaits Man City at Anfield?

Bus welcomes, banners and flags expected as Man City head to Liverpool on Sunday for their first game since they were found guilty of breaching Premier League rules. Pep Guardiola won six Premier League titles during his time at Manchester City It was December 2024 when Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side were 2-0 down at Liverpool and the Anfield crowd chanted "you're getting sacked in the morning" towards the opposition boss. No-one truly believed he was going to be given his marching orders but his side were on their way to a remarkable fourth consecutive Premier League defeat. Guardiola could not help but lift six fingers up to the Liverpool crowd in response – representing the six Premier League titles he won with City.

Now, some may question each of those successes after an independent commission found the club guilty of the majority of the 115 financial charges the Premier League brought against them. On Friday, current City boss Enzo Maresca said the club's titles are "absolutely not" tainted. But come Sunday, he and his players will face up to their new normal. Such is the script that a trip to what promises to be a ferocious Anfield – a place Guardiola always described as difficult – is next. City have won five out of five in the Premier League