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Michael Oliver will referee Liverpool’s crunch Premier League clash with Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday.

The 32-year-old from Northumberland has been handed another high profile fixture having taken charge of Monday night’s eventful FA Cup tie between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Oliver infuriated Jose Mourinho with his decision to send off United midfielder Ander Herrera in the first half for two bookable offences as N’Golo Kante’s strike proved to be the difference.

The referee later allowed Antonio Valencia to get away with a two-footed lunge and failed to spot Marcos Rojo’s stamp on Eden Hazard as tempers frayed.

Mourinho bit his lip as he described Oliver as “a referee with fantastic potential” and added: “In four matches he has given three penalties and a red card. I cannot change that. I shook his hand and said many congratulations.

“Mr Oliver goes home and he can do his own analysis because I don’t want to analyse his work.”

Oliver has refereed six Liverpool matches already this season with Jurgen Klopp’s side winning four, drawing one and losing one.

He oversaw their victories over Arsenal (4-3), Swansea (2-1), Watford (6-1) and Stoke (4-1), as well as their 1-1 draw at Old Trafford and 3-1 defeat away to Leicester City.