On the evening at 18:00, the fans of the Premier League will witness a football dessert: the clash between "Liverpool" and "Manchester City". Here is an overview of the upcoming match.
Tournament situation
With 62 points after 22 matches, "Manchester City" confidently leads the championship and is ahead of their closest rivals by 15 points. Meanwhile, "Liverpool" with 44 points is in fourth position.
Teams' form
In the Premier League, "Liverpool" has secured three consecutive victories. In all competitions, this team has not experienced a defeat in 17 matches in a row, with their last loss coming in October when they were defeated 1-4 by "Tottenham Hotspur".
Meanwhile, "Manchester City" has not suffered a single defeat in the English championship this season, only losing points twice. However, in the last round, in their last away match, the "Citizens" failed to break through the defense of "Crystal Palace" and the match ended in a 0-0 draw.
Teams' news
Jurgen Klopp received news of both joy and concern before the match. Initially, the coach was delighted to have the season's top scorer, Mohamed Salah, back in the team. However, just before the game, it was revealed that Virgil Van Dijk, who was recovering from an injury, would not be in the club's defensive lineup.
Meanwhile, Nathaniel Clyne, Jordan Henderson, Alberto Moreno, and Daniel Sturridge will continue to be unavailable for the "Reds" team.
There are no news in the "Manchester City" team: the club continues to play without the injured Gabriel Jesus, Vincent Kompany, and Benjamin Mendy.
Predicted line-ups:
"Liverpool": Mignolet; Gomez, Matip, Klavan, Robertson; Lallana, Can, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mane.
"Manchester City": Ederson; Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Delph; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, D.Silva; Sterling, Aguero, Sane.
Interesting facts
Since 2003, "Manchester City" has not been able to secure a victory at "Anfield" stadium. In all competitions, they have not won in 16 matches in a row;
The last time "City" beat today's opponents twice in a season in the English championship was in the 1936-1937 season;
"Liverpool" has not lost in 17 matches in a row, which is the best result under Jurgen Klopp's management;
In the last 13 matches at "Anfield" stadium, the "Reds" have kept a clean sheet nine times;
If they avoid defeat today, "Liverpool" will not have lost their first 12 home matches in a Premier League season since 2011-2012;
The 0-5 defeat in the first leg match was the biggest margin loss in Jurgen Klopp's coaching career. However, he had previously lost by such margin once in Germany, leading the "Mainz" team;
Manchester City has not lost in 30 matches in a row in the English championship, which is the longest streak in Premier League history;
City could become the first team since the "Wimbledon" club in the 1986-1987 season to defeat "Chelsea", "Manchester United", and "Liverpool" clubs in away games in the same season;
Sergio Aguero has scored in all six home matches, but he has yet to score a goal at "Anfield" stadium;
Pep Guardiola recently became the first manager in Premier League history to be named the best manager of the month four times in a row.
