{"id":297135,"date":"2023-11-22T12:24:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T12:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297135"},"modified":"2023-11-22T12:24:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T12:24:53","slug":"why-man-citys-clash-with-liverpool-has-been-moved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/why-man-citys-clash-with-liverpool-has-been-moved\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Man City's clash with Liverpool has been moved"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Premier League will resume with a mouthwatering top-of-the-table clash between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Just one point separates the two teams going into the match, meaning top spot is up for grabs this weekend.<\/p>\n
But the match was originally scheduled for 5.30pm. So, why has it been moved forward five hours?<\/p>\n
Saturday’s game will now be played at 12.30pm due to police concerns following previous crowd trouble when City and Liverpool have played each other.<\/p>\n
A 15-year-old girl suffered head injuries after being hit by a glass bottle\u00a0during last December’s Carabao Cup clash at the Etihad, while disabled Liverpool fans were allegedly racially abused.<\/p>\n
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Man City’s match against Liverpool has been moved to the early-kick on Saturday due to concerns over potential crowd trouble<\/p>\n
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The match will be shown on Sky Sports, with regular pundits Gary Neville (left) and Jamie Carragher (right) likely to be on hand to give their expert opinion<\/p>\n
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Both clubs condemned the behaviour, with Liverpool apologising to the girl who was left ‘scarred for life’ by the incident.<\/p>\n
The Premier League have now taken the decision to move the game to an earlier kick-off in the hope this will decrease the likelihood of issues between supporters occurring prior to the match.<\/p>\n
This has not gone down well with everyone, though, with Jurgen Klopp hitting out at the scheduling\u00a0earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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TNT Sports will now show the 5.30pm game between Brentford and Arsenal<\/p>\n
TNT Sports typically show the early kick-off every Saturday, but that will not be the case this weekend.<\/p>\n
Given that the City-Liverpool match was due to be later in the day on Sky Sports, the two broadcasters have come together and agreed to a one-off switch to enable Sky to still show the match, but in an unfamiliar time slot for the channel.<\/p>\n
Saturday’s 5.30pm fixture is now Brentford hosting Arsenal, and while this would usually be on Sky, the weekend switch means it will now be on TNT Sports.<\/p>\n
Mikel Arteta’s men could move into top spot with a win at the Gtech Community Stadium, depending on the result of the earlier City-Liverpool match.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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