Whatever result, Rodgers believes Reds on right road

Contrasting methods have made Liverpool and Manchester City title contenders but Reds boss Brendan Rodgers resolutely believes his preferred way of doing things is making the club better for the long term.

Tomorrow’s opponents spent hundreds of millions of pounds on transfers and salaries to bring in top-class talent which allowed City to win the Premier League in 2012 and become regular contenders.

Liverpool, under Rodgers, have paid out far less and opted instead for a policy of development which has seen them unexpectedly leap from eighth in May 2012 to top by April 2014.