Manchester City v Liverpool live stream, Saturday 16 April, 3.30pm BST
Manchester City and Liverpool will lock horns for the second time in six days in the semi-finals of the FA Cup on Saturday.
The Premier League’s top two teams could not be separated at the Etihad Stadium last weekend. City were the better team in the first half and held a 2-1 lead at the interval, but Liverpool dug deep and got back on level terms through Sadio Mane early in the second period. In the end a draw was a fair result.
One of these sides has to emerge victorious on Saturday, though. Liverpool arguably have the edge. They warmed up for this match with a 3-3 draw against Benfica at Anfield. Given they were 3-1 up from the first leg, Jurgen Klopp’s side already had one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
That afforded them the luxury of resting some key players: Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho, Sadio Mane and Andy Robertson were all left out of the starting XI. Some appeared as second-half substitutes, but others spent the whole 90 minutes on the bench.
Manchester City, by contrast, contested a bruising encounter against Atletico Madrid. The Premier League champions were put through their paces at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, and they were perhaps fortunate to escape with a 0-0 draw.
Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne limped off in Madrid and both players are consequently doubts for the semi-final at Wembley. Cole Palmer is unlikely to be involved as the youngster continues his recovery from a foot problem.
Klopp’s only injury concern relates to Diogo Jota, who picked up a knock against Benfica and will need to be assessed. If the Portugal international is not deemed sufficiently fit to start, Roberto Firmino – who notched two goals on Wednesday – is the man most likely to start in the centre of the front three.
Kick-off is at 3.30pm BST on Sunday 16 April, and UK viewers can watch live on BBC One. See below for international broadcast options.
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VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Premier League football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a round of Premier League fixtures, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch the action without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.
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UK TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for UK subscribers
Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2021/22.
US TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for US subscribers
NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season, with other matches split between NBCSN channel, CNBC and the over-the-air NBC broadcast channel. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
Head back to our VPN advice so you can take advantage when you're out of the country.
Canada TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for Canadian subscribers
DAZN subscribers can watch every single Premier League game in 2021/22 – and it gets better. After a one-month free trial, you'll only have to pay a rolling $20-a-month fee, or make it an annual subscription of $150.
The broadcaster also has all the rights to Champions League and Europa League games in Canada, too.
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Australia TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for Australian subscribers
Optus Sport are offering every game of the Premier League season for just $14.99/month for non-subscribers, which you can get via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
To take advantage while you're not Down Under, follow the VPN advice towards the top of this page.
New Zealand TV rights
How to watch a Premier League live stream for New Zealand subscribers
Spark Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League – for $24.99 a month, after a seven-day free trial.
It's also available via web browsers, Apple/Android devices, Google Chromecast and some Samsung TVs, and Apple TV and Smart TV compatibility new for this season.
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