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Manchester Metropolis vs Liverpool – 01/04/2023

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Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool will restart the Premier League motion after they lock horns on the Etihad Stadium in Saturday’s early kick-off.

Trailing table-topping Arsenal by eight factors, Man Metropolis can be keen to shut the hole and preserve tempo with the Gunners within the race for the title.

In the meantime, Liverpool discover themselves sixth – seven factors exterior the Champions League locations and 19 factors shy of Man Metropolis.

Pep Guardiola’s males return from the worldwide break on a 10-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, having notched eight wins and two attracts since their final loss.

Following a 7-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig within the Champions League, Man Metropolis crushed Burnley 6-0 within the FA Cup, extending their profitable run to 6 matches.

Not solely have Metropolis scored 23 targets throughout the previous six outings (3.8 targets per sport), however they’ve additionally conceded simply as soon as, preserving 5 consecutive clear sheets.

Having gained every of their earlier eight residence matches in all competitions, Metropolis can be assured of dispatching Liverpool on Saturday.

As for Liverpool, they’ve misplaced every of their final two video games, with a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth previous a loss to Actual Madrid within the Champions League.

It’s price noting that Liverpool have drawn simply considered one of their final 10 outings, underlining the staff’s inconsistency.

The Reds have particularly struggled on their travels of late, dropping six of their final 9 away matches whereas failing to attain in every of their earlier three.

Even though Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo look like gelling with Mohamed Salah in assault, Jurgen Klopp’s new-look staff nonetheless has plenty of studying to do.

Head-to-head: Man Metropolis ended a five-game winless run towards Liverpool with a 3-2 victory over the Reds within the EFL Cup again in December.

That stated, Liverpool have solely managed to win two of their final 9 Premier League conferences with Man Metropolis, with Klopp’s males conceding over 3.5 targets in every of their final two league defeats to Metropolis.

Group information: Erling Haaland is a doubt for Man Metropolis after lacking worldwide obligation, whereas Phil Foden is absent following surgical procedure.

On the flip aspect, Liverpool are at present with out Joe Gomez, Luis Diaz, Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic as a result of damage.

Given the 19-point gulf between Man Metropolis and Liverpool, Guardiola’s aspect are anticipated to get the higher of the Reds on this event.

Forebet predicts that Manchester Metropolis will document a low-scoring victory on Saturday, preserving a clear sheet within the course of.