In England, the battles continue in the middle of the week, and today five more matches of the 28th round will be played. Just three days after fighting in the "Capital One" Cup final, "Liverpool" and "Manchester City" will face each other once again, this time in the "Premier" league match. "Eurofootball.com" presents you with a review of these matches.
"Liverpool" vs "Manchester City"
Match time and location: March 2 at 22:00 at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool;
Referee: Martin Atkinson;
Head-to-head history: "Liverpool" won 99 matches, "Manchester City" celebrated victory in 53 matches, and 51 matches ended in a draw;
Teams' form: "Liverpool" (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses), "Manchester City" (2 wins, 3 losses);
Tournament situation: After 26 matches, "Manchester City" has 47 points and occupies the fourth position, while "Liverpool" with 38 points is in eleventh place in the "Premier" league. A victory in today's match could lift the hosts to seventh place.
Teams' news:
"Liverpool":
Mamadou Sakho may miss this match due to a head injury suffered in Sunday's game, but Martin Skrtel has already recovered from an Achilles tendon injury and could return to the starting lineup.
There are doubts about Daniel Sturridge's chances to enter the field in this match since he experienced muscle spasms in Sunday's game. Lucas Leiva is also expected to miss these matches due to muscle problems.
"Manchester City":
Yaya Toure, who is suffering from a foot injury, may add to the long list of injured players for "City."
Manuel Pellegrini will surely let Raheem Sterling on the field, and despite a great performance in the cup, Willy Caballero is expected to give way in the starting lineup to Joe Hart.
Key facts ahead of this match:
"Man City" has not won any of the last twelve "Premier" league matches at Anfield (4 draws, 8 losses);
In the last nine matches between these teams, 34 goals were scored (an average of 3.8 per match), and neither team kept a clean sheet in these encounters;
Liverpool has not won a "Premier" league game at Anfield in 2016;
In the last four home games, the "Reds" have only won once - in a Europa League match against Augsburg (2 draws, 1 loss);
Philippe Countinho, playing his 100th "Premier" league match, has scored in five of his six matches against "Manchester City." He also scored in the league cup final last weekend;
Manchester City has won only two of the last nine league matches (4 draws, 3 losses);
During this nine-match series, City has scored only seven goals;
If City loses this match, it would be the team's first three-game losing streak in the "Premier" league since November 2008;
City has kept a clean sheet in away matches seven times this season - the best result in the league;
Sergio Aguero has scored in all four matches against Liverpool in the "Premier" league at Etihad Stadium, but he has not scored in any of the three matches at Anfield.
