Manchester City faces simple arithmetic tonight: it must beat Club Brugge in order to scrape through to the Champions League play-off round. Even Liverpool fans might be tempted to tune into this match, at least on a second screen — we'll explain how you can do it.

For its part, Liverpool has already secured automatic progress as part of the top eight, with Arne Slot having masterminded seven wins out of seven. He has earned the right to leave key stars like Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah at home for the trip to PSV.

There is no such luxury for Pep Guardiola. He will be thanking his lucky stars for the new format, which could yet insulate him from elimination despite a woeful record of two wins out of seven — which, of course, is exactly what it was designed to do for the big clubs.

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That would make it all the more spectacular if Man City contrived to finish outside the top 24. It faces a Club Brugge team that has only lost twice so far.

Here, Liverpool.com has picked out all of the information that you need to know, including the kick-off time, TV details, highlights and early team news. We'll start with kick-off details for the UK and US.

What time is kick-off?

All Champions League matches kick off at the same time this evening. That's to account for the mechanics of the newly-introduced league phase, ensuring no team gets a competitive advantage by playing second.

In the UK, that means Manchester City vs Club Brugge gets underway at 8:00pm along with the other 15 games (including PSV vs Liverpool). That's 3:00pm Eastern Time, or 12:00 noon Pacific Time.

While UEFA can ensure all the matches start at once, there is no way to ensure a simultaneous finish. Lengthy stoppages could yet stagger proceedings, which may be welcomed by TV viewers hoping to channel-hop.

Is the match on TV?

That this new Matchday Eight format also happens to create a bumper TV event is a happy accident, I'm sure. Although while 16 games live at once sounds great on paper, it will be hard to pick a match.

Nevertheless, the full selection is available to UK viewers who are subscribed to TNT Sports. For those choosing Man City vs Club Brugge, it is available to watch on TNT Sports 2 and TNT Sports Ultimate. All games can also be watched via Discovery Plus.

For US viewers, the game can be streamed via Paramount Plus. The Golazo Show, which will follow all games at once, will also be available to stream.

How else can I follow the game?

The Liverpool.com team will obviously be on hand with updates about PSV vs Liverpool, although we'll definitely be keeping an eye on proceedings elsewhere as well. If nothing else, the permutations about who the Reds could get in the Round of 16 are bound to shift before the end of the night.

For updates about Man City vs Club Brugge specifically, you can follow club social channels. UK listeners will also be able to catch radio coverage of the match on BBC Radio Five Live.

Where can I catch the highlights?

For US viewers, UEFA Champions League Today will follow the conclusion of the night's action, at 5:00pm Eastern Time on Paramount Plus and CBS Sports Golazo Network. That's immediaely followed by Scoreline, only on the Golazo Network.

UK viewers can tune into BBC highlights at 10:40pm, a new addition for this season. It will go through all 16 games.

For those only wanting highlights of Man City vs Club Brugge, club social channels are the way to go. Both clubs are likely to post highlights packages to their YouTube pages, as will the various national broadcasters (TNT for the UK, CBS for the US).

Paramount+ offers plans starting at 7.99 and allows you to stream tons of movies, shows, and live television. You can stream the NFL on CBS, UEFA Champions League, and more, so you’ll never miss a game.

Early team news

Manchester City has had its fair share of injury concerns this season. Crucially, it continues to be without Rodri, who is likely to miss the remainder of the season.

Jeremy Doku and Ruben Dias are more recent absentees, while Nathan Ake is also out. Oscar Bobb has been missing since the start of the campaign, and while he is closing in on a return, he is not expected to feature here.

Meanwhile, the trio of new signings are all ineligible to play for Manchester City in the Champions League. That means no Omar Marmoush, Vitor Reis or Abdukodir Khusanov, who will hope to see their new club advance so that they can play a part in the second phase of the competition.

As for Club Brugge, it boasts a clean bill of health. Liverpool will keep a special eye on former club goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.