RLB PRE CITY

Regis Le Bris took confidence from his side's impressive draw at Anfield and is ready for another massive challenge at the Etihad tomorrow. He also gave a strong selection hint amid fears that Granit Xhaka or Noah Sadiki could miss the derby through suspension...

TOUGH CHALLENGE

“We are building our confidence through different experiences like our collective knowledge, which is positive. Manchester City is probably one of the best teams in this league with the ball so we know that the pitch is big and that we’ll face one of the toughest challenges this season."

QUICK TURNAROUND

“This league is like that. You don’t have time to recover. We switch on and we go again. But we are looking forward to playing this game.”

HAALAND THREAT

 “He did well against Fulham once again. When he has time and connection in the middle, they are really dangerous in that part of the pitch. We’ll prepare so that we are not too exposed in that area. It will be different but it’s still important to stay alert. We won’t have the choice, we know how strong Manchester can be.”

FULHAM SCORED FOUR!

“It showed that Manchester City can concede goals and they have their own weaknesses so it’s like that, trying to manage their strengths and trying to open the opportunities to score. Let’s see if we can get the balance.”

L'POOL DRAW

"It shows that we can win points everywhere. So maybe it means that we'll have this opportunity against City. So we'll try to play with our best team, knowing that this [suspension] problem can appear. At the minute I think our players managed the situation properly.”