The Daily Star said the Brazil forward has become a fringe first-team figure this season for Pep Guardiola’s treble chasers.
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Liverpool arguably have the most favourable draw among the three English sides, with Jurgen Klopp’s side facing Benfica.
The English champions had already done the hard work in their thrashing of the Portuguese side in the first leg three weeks ago in Lisbon, and could take it easy.
City remain six points clear of Liverpool having played one game more after a victory that was arguably even more convincing than the scoreline suggests.
All eyes will be on the Etihad Stadium this Sunday for the 187th all-Manchester encounter as the German leads his side to the reigning Premier League champions and current leaders.
Rangnick, who has never faced Guardiola before in his managerial career, replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November.
The Portugal international has only netted once in the Premier League since the end of December and missed a host of opportunities in last weekend’s goalless draw with Watford.
The Toffees, meanwhile, are also hoping to bounce back with a victory and could move five points clear of the relegation zone if they were to cause an upset against the Citizens.
Salah took his tally for the season to 27 in 31 appearances and set up a rare goal for Joel Matip as the Reds registered a ninth consecutive win in all competitions.
Video footage of the incident has emerged on social media, with City forward Foden being heckled by unidentified members of the public while backstage at the Manchester Arena.
Spurs Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring inside five minutes at the Etihad Stadium with his first goal for the club.
Victory kept the pressure on leaders Manchester City ahead of their evening kick-off but more significantly it was the momentum it maintained in their pursuit which was crucial.
Bernardo Silva, one of four former Benfica players booed loudly by the home fans, led the way with two goals in a one-sided first-leg clash at the Jose Arvalade Stadium.
Fabinho struck late in the first half at windswept Turf Moor to give Liverpool their fourth successive league victory.
Despite only turning 20 years of age in September, Saka has already made 80 appearances in the Premier League, with a further 34 outings coming in other competitions.
The England international continues to develop in North London and has had a direct hand in 10 Premier League goals this season – scoring six and setting up four more.
Chelsea survived a scare from League One Plymouth on Saturday to set up a last 16 trip to Luton as Spurs face Manchester United’s conquerors Middlesbrough.
Behind after four minutes, level after six, ahead after 13, three goals to the good before the hour mark, one of the season’s fastest comebacks left Fulham with about 90 seconds to savour an unexpected lead before succumbing to a 4-1 defeat.
The 27-year-old, who has been suspended by his club, appeared in the dock at Chester Crown Court where he faced a new count of attempted rape.
The 51-year-old claimed the prize in both November and December after steering the league leaders through an impressive run of 10 consecutive victories.