8. Liverpool's key man

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A fit and firing Daniel Sturridge is one of the Premier League's most dangerous players. The England striker looks to finally be returning to full fitness, having started the Reds' last three games and should be able to get at City's less than convincing defence.

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9. Manchester City's key man

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Charged with stopping Sturridge will be Vincent Kompany, who also looks to be coming back his best following a nightmare spell with injuries. The City backline is a different beast altogether when the skipper is in in the line-up, as he brings the best out his defensive partners.

10. Betting odds

Liverpool - 13/10

Manchester City - 13/20

Odds to win the trophy - collected from Unibet

11. Quote corner

Jurgen Klopp on Liverpool's tactics: "I should not talk here about tactics - I think even in Manchester they have televisions so that is not for the press conference. You can be sure we will have a plan but it is not allowed to go with exactly the same plan in a completely different game.

"If I think about it I have a few nice pictures in my mind of after the game at Wembley, being together with our fans and a real reason to celebrate together with no doubts about why we do that."

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ManuelPellegrini on the threat Liverpool pose: "Liverpool made a very good game here at the Etihad.

"We make a lot of mistakes in the first 15 minutes so they decide the game early, but all the games are different.

"After we finish on Sunday we have to return to the Premier League, we have another 36 points to fight for. We are six points behind the leaders but we will continue fighting until the end and we are not giving up. It gives you a lot of trust if you win this title."