Liverpool seek fitting tribute vs Man City

Saturday Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa 4:07pm Fulham vs Norwich City Southampton vs Cardiff City Stoke City vs Newcastle Sunderland vs Everton West Brom vs Tottenham Sunday Liverpool vs Man City 2:37pm Swansea City vs Chelsea 5:07pm LONDON - Liverpool will look to the past and future this weekend when they commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster before duelling Manchester City for supremacy in the Premier League. Next Tuesday marks 25 years since a fatal crush that would claim the lives of 96 Liverpool fans occurred during an FA Cup semifinal against Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough stadium in the northern city of Sheffield. As a mark of respect, all professional matches in England this weekend will kick off at seven minutes past the hour, to mark the sixth-minute abandonment of the fateful game at Hillsborough. Liverpool’s game against City on Sunday will also be preceded by tributes, with legendary figures from the two clubs exchanging wreaths on the pitch at Anfield before those inside the ground observe a minute’s silence. Fresh inquests into the deaths opened recently after the original coroner’s verdicts of accidental death were quashed following a campaign by the victims’ families that led to the publication of a new independent report. Two investigations are also under way into the police’s handling of the disaster, amid mounting evidence of a cover-up that prompted British Prime Minister David Cameron to issue an official apology. The sense of occasion on Sunday will be heightened by the knowledge that victory over title rivals City will take Liverpool closer to a first league crown since 1990. Brendan Rodgers’s side go into the game four points clear of City at the top of the table and although the visitors have two games in hand, their destiny will no longer be in their own hands if they lose. However, Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson believes that it is still too soon to view Sunday’s encounter as a title decider. “We’ve got five games left. It’s not one, it’s five,” said the England international, whose side are on a run of nine consecutive wins. City cruised to a 4-1 win over Southampton last weekend and midfielder James Milner says that his side will have no trouble finding focus for the trip to Merseyside. Second-place Chelsea visit Swansea City later on Sunday and they are likely to keep an attentive eye on proceedings at Anfield. Manager Jose Mourinho declared his team’s title challenge over after their recent 1-0 loss at Crystal Palace, but the Champions League semifinalists will take over at the top of the table if they win and Liverpool lose.