Liverpool vs Man City Preview
The two titans go head to head in a battle that will have significant ramifications for the title race. At Anfield, Liverpool will try to prove they can beat the champions to be the champion.
Most critics believe Liverpool are title contenders - but we'll certainly know a lot more after their match against Manchester City at Anfield on Monday. Both teams are top of the English Premier League standings on 19 points - with only a goal difference advantage putting the Citizens clear in first position.
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These two teams have combined for 36 goals so far, most by any in the Premier League.
Jurgen Klopp's men showed signs of weakness and fatigue during a 1-0 loss to Napoli in Europe's premier club competition mid-week. Attacking superstar Mohamed Salah has only three goals to his name so far this season, and his goal scoring could soon be a major issue. In the last two matches, versus Chelsea and Napoli, he missed a couple of sitters and now everybody is wondering was he just a ‘one-trick’ pony…
In his three games against Manchester City in 2018, the Egyptian has contributed to five goals and City coach Pep Guardiola will be worried about his potential impact. Liverpool have made Anfield a fortress over the past couple of seasons - having not lost any of the last 24 matches in front of their beloved Kop.
The absence of Naby Keita will hurt Liverpool, as the midfielder dynamo was surely meant to be an important weapon in Klopp’s Gegenpressing tactics.
Even without their leading midfield star Kevin de Bruyne, the City machine has been rolling nice - having only dropped two points during their league campaign in a draw against Wolves. Additionally, they have been extraordinarily strong away from home, with their only loss in last 25 matches on their travels coming in this exact fixture last season.
Their star striker Sergio Aguero has five goals in seven league matches this season, but has failed to score in all nine games he has played at Anfield with City and previous club Atletico Madrid. So look for the Argentinian to put in extra effort in order to change that.
Even though Pep is having a great spell with City, he has already netted seven career losses against Klopp, with three of those defeats coming against the German's former club Borussia Dortmund. It’s not the coach he is looking forward to see by any means.
Odds and Predictions
Without Keita and with Salah not his former self, City has all the advantage. It'll be very difficult for Klopp to bring his team to the right level of intensity, with all the injury, form and fatigue problems. Those problems were exposed against Napoli and City will just copy the formula.
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Editor's Pick
City to win with 'draw no bet' @ 1.9 seems like a good choice here.
