Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and rest of Liverpool stars arrive at Melwood for final training session ahead of season-defining match with title rivals Manchester City Liverpool stars have arrived at Melwood for training before playing Man City Jurgen Klopp's squad looked focused as they look to protect their lead at the top The Reds travel to rivals Manchester City on Thursday night with a six-point lead Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Roberto Firmino all pulled into the car park By Max Winters For Mailonline Published: 16:21 GMT, 2 January 2019 | Updated: 16:41 GMT, 2 January 2019 Viewcomments Liverpool stars have arrived at Melwood on Wednesday afternoon as they prepare to undergo one more training session before their season defining match against Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp's squad were snapped arriving at their training base looking in a particularly focused mood as they look to protect their lead at the top of the Premier League. Liverpool travel to Manchester City on Thursday night with a six-point lead at the top of the table and they could stretch their advantage over Pep Guardiola’s squad to 10 points if they win at the Etihad Stadium. Liverpool stars have arrived at Melwood for training ahead of their game with Manchester City Virgil van Dijk looked focused as he pulled into the car park at Melwood on Wednesday Alisson will be expecting to be busy against Pep Guardiola's dangerous attack at the Etihad Roberto Firmino will be hoping to pick up where he left off after a hat-trick against Arsenal Mohamed Salah was among those entering the facility in his black Bentley and was quickly followed by forward partner Roberto Firmino. The Brazilian was all smiles and even waved to the camera as he prepares to return to action off the back of his hat-trick in the sensational 5-1 win over Arsenal last weekend. Alisson will expect to have a busy evening against City's impressive attack but that didn't seem to faze him as he flashed a thumbs up to the cameras as he drove into the car park. Defensive powerhouse Virgil van Dijk was also present, as was James Milner who returned to training this week from injury ahead of the game with his former club. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri were all also seen arriving. James Milner is expected to be fit enough to play some role against his former employers Trent Alexander-Arnold pulled into the Melwood complex in his black Range Rover Dutch midfielder Gini Wijnaldum should start against City and was driven to training Xherdan Shaqiri may lose his place in the team if Klopp reverts to his favoured 4-3-3 formation Naby Keita listened to music in the back seat of his car as he was dropped off by a driver Earlier on Wednesday, Klopp demanded his players be 'greedy and full of desire' as they look to make the biggest statement of the season yet. After leading his team to seven consecutive victories, Klopp does not want their intensity to drop as he feels Liverpool will still be underdogs in the game. He said: 'It's a normal game against Manchester City, a very difficult one - one of the most difficult ones you can play in the modern football world, away at City. We felt that plenty of times. ‘It's a really strong football team with an outstanding manager. We have to be prepared as good as possible, we have to be brave, full of desire, angry - all that stuff, like in all the other games. But the opponent, for me, is still the best team in the world. ‘And I don't say that to say it, I said it weeks ago. It's 100 percent my opinion because the way they play, the things they achieved, the ability and all that stuff. Nothing changed. Only the points changed, but not the preparation for the game.’ Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility