Manchester City's slip away to Manchester United will give Liverpool increased motivation ahead of tonight's clash with Newcastle.
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A win for the Reds will lift them to fifth just four points behind City who lost 4-2 to Manchester United at Old Trafford yesterday.
In more good news for Merseysiders Brendan Rodgers Emre Can is back from suspension but Martin Skrtel and Steven Gerrard remain out along with Mamadou Sakho who's injured.
Rodgers hopes home advantage will count for something this evening.