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This is the one we’ve all been waiting for, even more so now that Man City are starting to regain their form after that emphatic 4 – 0 win over Newcastle at the weekend.
We have to be honest and admit that we had Newcastle down for the win in that game, but it soon became apparent that we couldn’t have been more wrong. Man City was so impressive, and their fans will be hoping that their poor run of form is now well and truly behind them.
As for Liverpool, their victory over Wolves on Sunday was a lot more convincing than the 2 – 1 scoreline would suggest, if they have taken their chances they would have been out of sight by half time and wasn’t that Salah goal which was ruled offside absolutely sublime, like a fine wine, he is getting better with age.
Odds and Predictions
We must agree with the football betting sites on this one. They have priced this match up with Liverpool the narrow favourites at 2.30, the odds on Man City are slightly higher at 2.75, and the price for the draw is 3.75.
The big question is, have Man City improved enough to put Liverpool to the test or are the odds of 2.30 on Liverpool to win an absolute gift?
After giving this one careful consideration, we can see this being a high-scoring game with Liverpool having the slight edge. With that in mind, the first one of our tips is in the correct score market, and that is a 2 – 3 win for Liverpool.
The odds for this prediction are 21.0, so we would only recommend a small bet at this price. For the last one of our tips, we are looking at the “To score at any time market” and Mo Salah. Those odds of 2.40 are very generous in our opinion, so we have no hesitation in recommending this bet.
Comparison and Statistics
Manchester City and Liverpool have played each other head-to-head a total of 217 times. Manchester City have won 60 of these matches, Liverpool have won 109 with 58 matches ending in a draw.
The last five H2H matches between the two teams have seen Manchester City win twice, Liverpool have won once and two matches have ended in a draw.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Dec 2024 | liverpool | 2-0 | manchester-city | Premier League |
| 10 Mar 2024 | liverpool | 1-1 | manchester-city | Premier League |
| 25 Nov 2023 | manchester-city | 1-1 | liverpool | Premier League |
| 01 Apr 2023 | manchester-city | 4-1 | liverpool | Premier League |
| 22 Dec 2022 | manchester-city | 3-2 | liverpool | EFL Cup |
Expected Line Ups
After scoring a hat-trick against Newcastle, Omar Marmoush will be hoping to keep his place on the side, and City fans will be praying Erling Haaland recovers from the injury that he picked up against Newcastle.
Don’t forget that City are also playing Real Madrid in the Champions League, so their squad will be stretched to the limit.
Liverpool have a midweek match against Aston Villa before this match, but the way they are playing, they will want to be competing in as many games as possible.
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Matheus Nunes, Rúben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Sergio Gómez; Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovačić; Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, Omar Marmoush; Erling Haaland.
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister; Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo; Luis Díaz.
How Will the Season Pan Out
Liverpool have shown that they are not invincible after the shock defeat to Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup, but the fact of the matter is that they still have a seven-point lead over Arsenal with thirteen games left to play. One of those games is against Arsenal, so there is still a chance that this Liverpool team could fall at the final hurdle, but we don’t think so.
Our prediction is still for Liverpool to lift the Premier League trophy. As for Man City, a top three position is still a possibility as we believe Forest will drop away, but their season surely depends on the next two matches: Real Madrid in the Champions League and Liverpool in this game. Otherwise, their only hope of a trophy this season will be the FA Cup.
