Liverpool vs Manchester City Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Anfield Date: 16th October 2022 Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT
Liverpool and Manchester City will renew their Premier League rivalry this Sunday when both sides face off at Anfield for the 53rd Premier League fixture between both sides. The Reds recorded one of their biggest away wins in the Champions League in midweek when they beat Scottish Premiership side Rangers 7-1 at the Ibrox Stadium on Wednesday. That win was secured courtesy of a brace from Roberto Firmino, Darwin Nunez, Harvey Elliot and Mohamed Salah, who came off the bench to score the fastest hat-trick in UCL history. That win also put the Anfield side in a commanding position to qualify for the next stage of the UCL ahead of Ajax who were beaten by Napoli in the other group fixture. Having put one foot in the next round of European football, Jurgen Klopp’s men will turn their attention to the Premier League hoping to salvage what has been a disappointing season. The hosts were beaten 3-2 by league leaders Arsenal last weekend and so come into this round on their worst PL start in a decade (W2, D4, L2). With ten points and in tenth position after eight games, they sit a whopping 14 points behind current league leaders Arsenal. Part of their major issue this season has come from their slow starts as they have conceded first in ten of their last 12 league games. With Man City the best starters in the league, they will have to stay focused in this game if they want to win and end their PL winless run against City which has stretched to five games (D3, L2). Meanwhile, Manchester City will travel to Anfield looking to continue their impressive start to the new season. Pep Guardiola’s men have been in imperious form this season and come into this fixture unbeaten in their last 21 EPL games (W16, D5). They are the highest scorers and have the joint-best defencive record in the league currently with 33 goals scored and nine conceded. Currently sitting in second, one point behind surprise leaders Arsenal, the visitors will be desperate to get back to winning ways after being held to a goalless draw against FC Copenhagen in the UCL in midweek. With four clean sheets from their last five competitive games and with Erling Haaland in the form of his life, the Cityzens will fancy their chances of extending their unbeaten league record against their fierce rivals. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa
20:00
Liverpool
May 14, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur
20:00
Manchester City
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
34
18
6
10
67
54
+13
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
Chelsea
34
14
9
11
65
59
+6
51
9
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
36
12
9
15
38
49
-11
37
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
36
6
8
22
49
78
-29
26
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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