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Liverpool - Man City
England Premier League - Anfield
We're bringing you our Premier League predictions for the big game of the weekend, Liverpool vs Manchester City.
The result of this match could have a huge effect on the title race and if that wasn't enough there is the potential to see Mohamed Salah vs Erling Haaland the two top-scoring players for Liverpool and Man City this season and two of the best strikers the Premier League has ever seen.
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Liverpool vs Man City predictions: Tight and tense 90 minutes expected
🔥Hot Tip
Draw
⚽Correct Score prediction
Liverpool 1-1 Man City
💥Both Teams to Score prediction
BTTS
Key Stats
- These two sides played out a 1-1 draw in their reverse league fixture in November and both teams head into Sunday's clash in the midst of unbeaten runs.
- Just as we saw in November, we're backing a tight and tense 90 minutes between these two sides as Liverpool have only conceded three goals in their last six matches and Man City have conceded just five goals in their last six outings.
- Six of the last seven encounters between these two clubs have ended with both teams scoring, while three of Liverpool's nad four of Man City's last six fixtures have also produced goals at both ends of the pitch.
Pre-game odds and win probability: City the slight favourite
- HOME: 39/20 (2.95) – 33.9%
- DRAW: 29/10 (3.90) – 25.6%
- AWAY: 13/10 (2.30) – 43.5%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Man City are the expected winners of this game with a probability of 43.5%, but this game feels like it could go either way.
Liverpool have been suffering from a lot of injuries of late but that hasn't stopped them from winning the majority of their recent matches, including a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest last time out. Man City are playing well right now, winning games with relative ease but they go up against their toughest opponents on Sunday.
For more football betting tips on the game, check out the Anytime Goalscorer market. Erling Haaland is the bookmaker's favourite to score in this game at 11/10 (2.10) which has a probability of 47.6%, but you could back Mohamed Salah to score at 17/10 (2.70) with a probability of 37%.
Last five H2Hs: Liverpool edge the recent encounters
England Premier League 25/11/23
Man City
Liverpool
England Premier League 01/04/23
Man City
Liverpool
England EFL Cup 22/12/22
Man City
Liverpool
England Premier League 16/10/22
Liverpool
Man City
Community Shield 30/07/22
Liverpool
Man City
Liverpool have won three, drawn two and lost two of their last seven meetings with Manchester City. The two sides played out a 1-1 draw in November with Haaland putting the hosts in front only for Alexander-Arnold to equalise late on for the Redds.
Team news and form guide
Liverpool: Won last four in the league
Joel Matip, Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago Alcantara have been ruled out of the Man City game due to injury but Liverpool hope to see their talisman Mohamed Salah return following a thigh strain.
Predicted lineup: Kelleher (GK), van Dijk, Robertson, Endo, Konaté, Bradley, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Núñez, Gakpo & Díaz
England Premier League 19/05/24
W
Wolverhampton
0
Liverpool
2
Others 14/05/24
D
Man Utd
0
Liverpool
0
England Premier League 13/05/24
D
Aston Villa
3
Liverpool
3
England Premier League 05/05/24
W
Tottenham
2
Liverpool
4
England Premier League 27/04/24
D
West Ham
2
Liverpool
2
Man City: Unbeaten in last 12 league games
Jack Grealish will likely miss the trip to Anfield on Sunday but other than that, the visitors have a clean bill of health and no suspended players ahead of what is likely to be their toughest league game of the campaign.
Predicted lineup: Ederson (GK), Walker, Aké, Stones, Dias, De Bruyne, Silva, Rodri, Foden, Haaland & Álvarez
Others 21/05/24
D
Stoke
0
Man City
0
England Premier League 19/05/24
W
West Ham
1
Man City
3
England Premier League 14/05/24
W
Tottenham
0
Man City
2
England Championship 13/05/24
D
Man Utd
0
Man City
0
England Premier League 11/05/24
W
Fulham
0
Man City
4
Player to watch – Mohamed Salah
Liverpool have still been securing positive results despite many of their key players being injured in recent weeks so if Mo Salah does make it back from his thigh injury in time to play, it would surely give the home side a huge boost in confidence.
Salah remains Liverpool's best player despite talks of the player leaving the club back in the summer. The 31-year-old has scored 15 goals in 21 Premier League appearances this season and leads the way with nine assists, all despite missing key moments of the season through injury and AFCON 2023.
If the Egyptian plays he could make all the difference
If Salah does return to the Liverpool team this weekend as expected it could make all the difference for the Reds who likely take a draw right now if you offered it to them.
