Due to the national team matches in the strongest European leagues, the break has already ended, and the strongest clubs of the old continent return to battles on local fronts this weekend. Eurofootball.com invites you to familiarize yourself with the upcoming weekend's schedule of the top 5 European leagues and pay attention to the most interesting matches of this weekend.
Most interesting weekend duels:
"Manchester City" - "Liverpool"
September 9 (Saturday) 14:30
The first match of this weekend's Premier League fixture promises a real treat for fans - a clash between "Manchester City" and "Liverpool".
Both of these clubs, considered among the biggest favorites of the league, had to finish their matches with a loss of two points in the first rounds. "Liverpool" lost them in the first round against "Watford", while the "Citizens" ended the second round with a draw against "Everton". Both teams received a lot of attention in the summer to strengthen their squads, and this season they both declare goals to finish higher in the Premier League than last year.
In recent times, "Man City" has not been performing as well as they would like against their weekend opponents: last season, "Liverpool" celebrated a victory once (1-0) in their matchups, and once the matches ended in a draw (1-1). The "Citizens" looked even worse against the "Reds" in the 2015-2016 season when they suffered two crushing defeats (1-4 and 0-3).
The match on Saturday promises an intriguing duel between the senior coaches of the teams. Jurgen Klopp demonstrated excellent results last season against the Top 6 teams in England (5 wins, 5 draws), while Pep Guardiola's performance against the top teams of the Premier League was worse (2 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses). However, this was justified by the fact that this was only his first season in England. Before this match, the situation is already different: for Klopp, this is already the third season at the helm of Liverpool, while Guardiola has been in charge of Manchester City for the second season, so both strategists have had enough time to implement their promoted playing styles and assemble the desired squad. All this promises an intriguing clash both on the field and alongside it.
Will Guardiola and his players be able to beat their opponents at home and break the series of failures, or will Klopp and the "Reds" continue to dominate in the matches against Manchester City? We will find out in this Saturday's match.
