Manchester City vs Liverpool Preview 22/12/2022

Manchester Metropolis vs Liverpool – 22/12/2022

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Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool return from the World Cup break with a last-16 EFL Cup conflict on the Etihad Stadium on Thursday.

When the groups met within the Premier League again in October, Liverpool claimed a 1-0 victory over Man Metropolis at Anfield.

Nevertheless, it’s price noting that Liverpool discover themselves sixth within the Premier League desk – ten factors behind second-place Man Metropolis.

Having received 4 of the previous 5 EFL Cups – and 6 of the earlier 9 – Pep Guardiola’s facet know precisely what it takes to go all the best way on this competitors.

Man Metropolis kicked off this season’s EFL Cup marketing campaign with a 2-0 win towards Chelsea, because of targets from Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez.

Within the Premier League, they Cityzens have misplaced simply two of their 14 outings this time period – selecting up ten wins and two attracts alongside the best way.

Guardiola’s males are additionally the best scorers within the Premier League this season, having netted 40 targets in 14 encounters (2.85 targets per recreation).

As for Liverpool, they ended Man Metropolis’s EFL Cup domination by beating Chelsea on penalties in final 12 months’s remaining.

This season, Jurgen Klopp’s facet scraped previous League One outfit Derby County on penalties to e-book their place within the fourth spherical.

It’s honest to say that Liverpool have struggled within the Premier League this time period. Certainly, they’ve solely managed to win six of their 14 league outings in 2022/23.

However after notching a run of 4 wins in six league video games within the lead-up to the World Cup, the Reds will fancy their possibilities of difficult Man Metropolis on Thursday.

Head-to-head: It’s price noting that Liverpool have already claimed Premier League, FA Cup and Group Protect victories over Man Metropolis in 2022.

The previous two EFL Cup conferences between Man Metropolis and Liverpool led to a draw, with the groups taking part in out a 2-2 attract 2012 earlier than recording a 1-1 attract 2016.

Group information: Man Metropolis don’t have any damage issues following the World Cup, which means Guardiola has a full-strength squad at his disposal.

On the flip facet, Liverpool are presently with out the injured trio of Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Arthur Melo.

No matter Liverpool’s robust report towards Man Metropolis this 12 months, Guardiola’s males are anticipated to return out on high this time round.

Forebet predicts that each groups will rating on Thursday. Nevertheless, Man Metropolis have greater than sufficient firepower to outscore Liverpool.