Liverpool really should have won last year’s Premier League Title. Obviously they did not, and Manchester City did. So this Monday will be a match-up of significance, as its last year’s champion versus last year’s runner-up.
Liverpool vs. Man City will be televised Monday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and mun2, highlighting NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage this weekend.
U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard will make his season broadcast debut with NBC Sports Group joining Lee Dixon and ITV Sport’s Matt Smith at the Manchester City v. Liverpool match for a live on-site studio appearance for Premier League Live at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC Sports Group’s Premier League lead play-by-play announcer Arlo White calls both Everton v. Arsenal and Manchester City v. Liverpool, joined by Lee Dixon at Everton’s Goodison Park and Graeme Le Saux at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium. Prior to Manchester City v. Liverpool, NBCSN presents back-to-back new episodes of Premier League Download, which take a look back at last season’s top two clubs.
The first episode, at noon ET, revisits Liverpool’s memorable campaign and features an exclusive interview with manager Brendan Rodgers, and is followed by an episode at 12:30 p.m. ET highlighting Manchester City’s title-winning season, including an interview with captain Vincent Kompany.
The five games on NBC and NBCSN averaged 545,000 viewers — 23% above the average for five games on opening weekend last year on NBC/NBCSN (443,000 average viewers).
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