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TEAM NEWS: Mario Balotelli not eligible, Markovic and Moreno set for Liverpool debuts
SUMMER signings Lazar Markovic and Alberto Moreno are in contention to make debuts in Liverpool's Monday night clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, but Mario Balotelli will not be eligible to feature (8pm).
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Fit-again winger Markovic and defender Moreno, recruited last week from Sevilla, are both set to be included in the squad for the match but fellow summer arrival Adam Lallana's wait to make his bow definitely goes on, with the midfielder not quite ready yet as his rehabilitation from a knee injury nears its conclusion.
Jose Enrique's condition will be assessed, while Daniel Agger, Jon Flanagan and Oussama Assaidi remain sidelined.
New Manchester City signing Eliaquim Mangala remains unlikely to make his debut.
The £32million defender only joined up with the club last week and is still short of match-fitness but defender Pablo Zabaleta could be back in line to start and loan midfielder Frank Lampard is available.
Striker Sergio Aguero, who came off the bench to score at Newcastle last week, may not be ready to play 90 minutes while fellow forward Alvaro Negredo (foot) remains out long term.
Manchester City provisional squad: Hart, Caballero, Zabaleta, Sagna, Kompany, Demichelis, Nastasic, Boyata, Clichy, Kolarov, Silva, Milner, Nasri, Navas, Toure, Fernandinho, Fernando, Aguero, Jovetic, Dzeko.
Liverpool provisional squad: Mignolet, Johnson, Lovren, Skrtel, Enrique, Gerrard, Henderson, Allen, Coutinho, Sterling, Sturridge, Jones, Manquillo, Toure, Sakho, Lucas, Can, Lambert, Markovic, Moreno.
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