Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live ahead of kick off: “Circumstances are obviously different today, it’s 50/50 supporter-wise and the summer is introducing itself to England! It will again be intense but we will be ready.

“I have said to the boys this is my seventh season in England - and I have never said ‘welcome to the semi-final of the FA Cup’. It is big for us, it is our first chance and hopefully it won’t be our last.

“It will be difficult today [in the heat] - we all love Liverpool but it is not famous for the best weather in England. It will be different but for both teams as we are both from the north west.”

On the way back from taxing Champions League games, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola could have allowed themselves the time to relax, but that’s just not in their nature. The Manchester City manager was already on the laptop on the way home from Madrid. There was something to be figured out.

If there has been any sense that Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final is a fixture they could have really done without – a game against exactly the wrong opponents at the wrong time – it was quickly pushed back. The brief build-up has instead inspired an enthusiasm in both managers. It reminded them this is what they live for.

The very fact they have big games in such quick succession actually makes it all the better, because it brings out the best in them.

Manchester City and Liverpool have met twice before at Wembley, with both games ending in 1-1 draws before going to penalties.

City eventually emerged victorious on both occasions - in 2016 (League Cup final) and 2019 (Community Shield).

Jurgen Klopp spoke about the importance of the FA Cup and whether his Liverpool team had practiced penalties in case of another shootout at Wembley today. He said:

"The FA Cup is a massive competition. So far we couldn’t even get to the semis, so it’s our first experience of a semi-final at Wembley, but better late than never.

“Now we are there is means everything to us. I hope the fans can get to London, I think the trains have stopped, and we have the atmosphere a semi-final between Manchester City v Liverpool deserves.

"We do that [practice penalties] Quite frequently around cup games. It could have gone to penalties last night so the boys should remember which corner to choose."

The Premier League’s two best sides have already faced each other twice this season with neither team getting the advantage over the other. Both league games have ended 2-2 but there has to be a result at Wembley today as Man City and Liverpool are seeking to reach the FA Cup final.

Liverpool still have the possibilty of a quadruple winning season while Man City themselves are on for a treble. One of these possibilites will definitely end today.

The Reds have good memories of Wembley already this season having won the Carabao Cup in a penalty shootout against Chelsea.

The Premier League’s two best teams face off in the FA Cup semi-final with the season building up to a titanic finale. Both teams proceeded to the last four of the Champions League on Wednesday but City’s 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid in the Wanda Metropolitano was a much more bruising experience than Liverpool’s outing against Benfica at Anfield. The Spanish side used every trick in the book to make life uncomfortable for the English champions.

Today’s FA Cup semi-final is being held at Wembley which is a cause of concern for both sets of traveling fans. There are no trains running between the North West and London for the bank holiday weekend and despite appeals from both clubs to have the match moved to a more accessible neutral ground the FA haven’t budged on their stance to host it at the national stadium.

The decision to keep the semi-final between City and Liverpool at Wembley has been criticised as in addition to no trains coming to the captial, Transport for London (TfL) have said that urgent saftey checks are being carried out on the subway trains running on the Metropolitan line section of the Tube this weekend.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said it ‘would make sense’ to switch the tie away from Wembley with fans of both clubs and the mayors of the respective cities also asking for a venue change.

In response the Football Association is providing 100 free buses for each set of fans attending the game.

The free return bus journeys "will ensure that up to 5,000 Liverpool and Manchester City supporters will be able to travel to Wembley Stadium free of charge", a Football Association statement said.

Despite this Liverpool and Manchester City have each received 34,000 tickets for the game meaning 60,000 fans will have to find alternate routes to Wembley.

Jurgen Klopp was asked in his pre-match press conference whether Man City and Liverpool could surprise each other anymore after playing out two 2-2 draws in the Premier League this season.

"We think a lot about these games.” he replied, “City were really strong last week [during the league game at the Etihad] and we were not at our best. So I’d like to see a game where we are at our best. Why don’t we give that a try?

"The boys did a lot of good stuff in the game, but there were a couple of things and I know that we can perform to a different level.

A bit of reaction still to come from the Tottenham Hotspur stadium after Leandro Trossard’s late winner gave Brighton all three points but the focus now moves to a huge FA Cup semi-final between Man City and Liverpool at Wembley.

Here’s how the two teams line-up:

Man City XI: Steffen, Cancelo, Stones, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Grealish, Jesus, Sterling

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara, Keita, Diaz, Mane, Salah

90+5 mins: It’s a shock result for Tottenham. They stay fourth but Arsenal can catch them when the play Southampton later today. It was a good performance from Brighton. They’re unbeaten in the Premier League this season when they’ve played in London. Those three points move Graham Potter’s men up to 10th in the table.