Manchester City vs Liverpool Preview


Manchester City vs Liverpool

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium: Etihad Stadium

Date: 1st April 2023

Kick-off time – 12:30 GMT

Manchester City and Liverpool will renew their rivalry this Saturday when they meet at the Etihad for the 29th Round game of the 2022/23 Premier League season.

In recent times, fixtures between both sides have represented the biggest clash in England with the northern duo going toe to toe for the title in three of the last four seasons. However, things have not been the same this season with Manchester City fighting Arsenal for the crown.

The Cityzens kept their quest for their seventh Premier League crown alive with a 1-o win over Crystal Palace in their last league outing just before the international break. That win over the Eagles was followed by two massive victories in the Champions League and FA Cup in which City scored 13 times and conceded zero goals.

Erling Haaland scored eight out of those 13 goals to remind everyone he is a phenomenon. However, the Norwegian is a major doubt for this tie after picking up a knock while on national team duty.

But City do not have to worry much as they have a solid record in this fixture at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola’s men are unbeaten against their Red counterparts in six PL visits while their eight consecutive wins at home will also be a morale booster.

Liverpool went into the international break in dour mood, losing their last two games before the hiatus. The Reds suffered a major blip in their quest for a top-four finish when relegation-threatened Bournemouth beat them.

They followed up that loss with a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League, making it two consecutive games without a goal for Jurgen Klopp’s men.

With nothing left to play for than the top-four this season, Klopp will hope that his boys will give their very best in this game against a team they have beaten just once in their last 13 PL matches at the Etihad (D5, L7).

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

May 2, 2024
Chelsea 19:30 Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town 20:00 Everton
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
Tottenham Hotspur 15:00 Burnley
West Ham United 15:00 Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers 15:00 Crystal Palace
Newcastle United 15:00 Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth 15:00 Brentford
Everton 15:00 Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest 17:30 Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United 16:30 Arsenal

Premier League Table

# 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 33 18 6 9 67 52 +15 60
6 Manchester United 34 16 6 12 52 51 +1 54
7 Newcastle United 34 16 5 13 74 55 +19 53
8 West Ham United 35 13 10 12 56 65 -9 49
9 Chelsea 33 13 9 11 63 59 +4 48
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 35 12 8 15 37 48 -11 36
16 Brentford 35 9 8 18 52 60 -8 35
17 Nottingham Forest 35 7 9 19 42 62 -20 26
18 Luton Town 35 6 7 22 48 77 -29 25
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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