After the international break — a period that came at a good time for Liverpool, which was on a bad run — the Premier League is about to resume.
Manchester City could move above the Reds in the table by beating Everton at the Etihad Stadium. A victory for Pep Guardiola's men of two goals or more would even take them top before Arsenal plays Fulham in the late Saturday kick-off.
While Spurs and Bournemouth are ahead of Manchester City for now, it does appear that it will be the Etihad side, plus Liverpool and Arsenal, that takes part most seriously in the title race. And the next block of games could be decisive.
In the UK, the Manchester City vs Everton game falls in the television blackout period, meaning it cannot be shown live. Fans in the country where the game is played who are unable to attend will have to wait to watch the highlights.
In the US, the game will be shown and streamed live on NBC and Peacock. It comes between the Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea clash and then Fulham hosting Arsenal at Craven Cottage.
Team news-wise, Manchester City will be without Rodri, who limped off against Brentford a few weeks ago. But Guardiola could have a couple of players back in contention.
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Omar Marmoush and Rayan Ait-Nouri have not been in a Manchester City matchday squad since its game away at Brighton at the end of August.
"They trained yesterday and are much better," Guardiola said regarding their fitness on Friday. "They’re close to being back."
"He started 50-60 minutes, step-by-step," Guardiola added on Mateo Kovacic. "He needs to give us quality moments, quality time and quality minutes. Step-by-step but it’s important he’s back."
Jack Grealish, meanwhile, will be absent for Everton because he cannot play against the club that he is on loan from due to Premier League rules that prevent such a selection.
David Moyes is unable to call upon Jack Grealish for Everton's Premier League clash against Man City this weekend
David Moyes is unable to call upon Jack Grealish for Everton's Premier League clash against Man City this weekend (Image: (Stu Forster/Getty Images))
"Jack will be a miss for us because he's played so well," Moyes said. "We knew that when we came to play Manchester City - he's on loan from there. We'll re-jig and get ready to go against Manchester City.
"I think the Man City we've known over the years who've been near unstoppable, I think, at the moment, there's more chance you can get a result against Manchester City.
"It's still very difficult to do so. Other teams have gone and done it and we have to do that, as well.
"Kiernan [Dewsbury-Hall] is back after a ridiculous two bookings got him suspended. We'll have him back in amongst in, that's for sure."