“Guardiola had been incensed by a robust challenge by Kieran Tripper on City winger Jeremy Doku – the City manager was cautioned for his angry protests to the fourth official after the referee failed to award a free kick.”

“Which other teams are in the quarterfinals?”

“After City vs Liverpool in the early kickoff on Saturday, Chelsea host third-tier Port Vale – the lowest-ranked team left in the competition – before Arsenal visit second-tier Southampton.”

“On Sunday, West Ham host Leeds, as the relegation-threatened teams put their battle for Premier League survival on hold in a bid to reach the last four.”

“The two clubs have faced each other on 220 occasions, with Liverpool winning 110 of those games, while City won 62 and 58 ended as draws.”

“Liverpool’s team news”

“Salah missed the 2-1 loss at Brighton with a muscle injury but has told Slot he should be fit enough to return this weekend.”

“Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Wataru Endo have all been ruled out with injuries, and Alisson Becker is also unlikely to start as he recovers from a muscular problem.”

“Jeremie Frimpong will be assessed after picking up a knock on international duty with the Netherlands and midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai may be called on to deputise at right-back if Frimpong cannot play.”

“Slot’s side have been handed a boost with British-record signing Alexander Isak returning to training on Thursday after being out with an ankle injury since December. However, the City game will surely come too soon for the Swedish international to feature.”