Whenever his Manchester City side have played Liverpool in the past, Pep Guardiola has always had a pretty good idea of what to expect from the Reds.
In the past two or three seasons, there have been a few question marks over who should play alongside Virgil van Dijk at the back, or which combination Jurgen Klopp would go with in midfield.
Liverpool's front three of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah never changed, though.
That trio have started all eight games between the two teams in the Premier League or Champions League since Salah moved to Anfield in summer 2017, scoring 10 goals between them.