Liverpool vs Manchester City – Insight into matchday No. 9 clash

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Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis took the Premier League title race right down to the ultimate 20 minutes of the season in 2021-22. The groups performed two epic battles within the league and an extra FA Cup semifinal which was simply as enthralling, with Liverpool successful 3-2.

The 2022-23 Premier League marketing campaign hasn’t gone to plan for Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp’s staff has endured accidents, fatigue, and type issues.

Manchester Metropolis are on a brand new degree due to striker Erling Haaland. The striker leads the Premier League in objectives with 15, which is 45% of Man Metropolis’s scoring.

Though Liverpool aren’t the staff they had been final season, there may be nonetheless hope the Reds can produce a memorable efficiency towards their title rival of the previous few seasons on Sunday at Anfield.

All-time head-to-head report

Liverpool and Man Metropolis have performed 50 occasions within the Premier League period. The Reds have the sting in these video games with 20W-19D-11L. Liverpool outscored Metropolis 78-68 within the 50 matches. A lot of Man Metropolis’s success towards Liverpool within the league has come within the final decade.

Metropolis haven’t performed effectively at Anfield for the reason that daybreak of the Premier League. They’ve received simply twice at Anfield within the league and have an general report on Merseyside of 2W-7D-16L versus Liverpool.

Man Metropolis are unbeaten in back-to-back video games at Anfield within the Premier League. They received 4-1 in 2020-21 and posted a 2-2 draw final season.

Jurgen Klopp vs. Pep Guardiola

Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have a protracted historical past towards one another. Earlier than the managers arrived within the Premier League, they confronted off in Germany with Klopp at Borussia Dortmund and Guardiola at Bayern Munich.

Klopp has an all-time report of 11W-5D-9L towards Guardiola in 25 video games. He has a successful report towards Man Metropolis with 10 wins, six attracts, and 6 losses.

Guardiola has a shedding report versus Klopp, with 9W-5D-11L in 25 conferences. The supervisor additionally has a shedding report towards Liverpool with 5W-5D-7L.

High aim scorers in Liverpool vs. Manchester Metropolis fixtures

• Ian Rush (LFC) – 15 objectives
• Sir Kenny Dalglish (LFC) – 11 objectives
• Mohamed Salah (LFC) – 8 objectives

Liverpool misplaced 3-2 to Arsenal per week in the past within the Premier League. Nevertheless, the Reds rebounded with a 7-1 thrashing of Rangers within the Champions League as Mo Salah got here off the bench for a hat-trick. Roberto Firmino scored twice and Darwin Nunez scored his second aim in as many video games.

Manchester Metropolis drew nil-nil with FC Copenhagen as Guardiola rested Haaland. The striker shall be up for the large match with Liverpool.

Liverpool received the groups’ assembly within the Neighborhood Protect earlier this season 3-1. A win for the Reds could be a shock attributable to their type and accidents.