The Liverpool and Manchester City rivalry has been one of the most intense and entertaining in recent Premier League history and in world football in general.
Over the past few seasons, everyone has been excited when Liverpool and Manchester City face off, and there is almost never a clear favourite going into the match, no matter what.
It doesnt matter who is in the best form or who has been playing badly lately; once this match rolls around, its always 50/50.
More recently, Manchester City have been on a poor run, not winning a single match in their last six games, while Liverpool are coming off a UCL win against Real Madrid that ended 2-0.
With Liverpool at the top of the table, City could close that gap to five points with a win, while Liverpool can make it an 11-point gap.
The head-to-head history between these teams is written below: out of 226 total meetings, Liverpool have won 108 times, with 58 draws and Manchester City have 60 victories.
However, in recent Premier League encounters, City have had the upper hand, with Liverpool winning just one of their last nine matches against the Citizens, but Citys horrible form could hand Liverpool another win.
Injuries & Doubts
The match also comes with its share of injuries from the past few games.
Liverpool will be without several key players, including Alisson, Diogo Jota, Federico Chiesa, Kostas Tsimikas, Ibrahima Konaté, and Conor Bradley.
Manchester City are also dealing with injuries to Rodri, Mateo Kovačić, and John Stones.
Liverpool FC Current Form
Liverpool are on fire, having won each of their last six matches and only lost once this season — in September against Nottingham Forest.
Arne Slot has really fit into the Liverpool role very well and has Liverpool at the top of the EPL and UCL, looking like a strong contender for both competitions.
The players are more in form than ever and will go into this match with full confidence, especially after having beaten Real Madrid 2-0 just a few days ago.
Manchester City Current Form
Manchester City, on the other hand, are winless in their last six matches, having lost five of them and giving up a 3-0 lead in the UCL against Feyenoord, where they drew the game.
Pep Guardiola is facing an injury crisis, and players have been rotated in and out, playing out of position, but this is something he has faced before.
A win here can be pivotal to their turnaround.
Liverpool FC Shot Map
Liverpool have scored the third-most goals in the EPL so far with 24 and an xG of 21.46, meaning they are exceeding their expectations when shooting on net.
Manchester City Shot Map
In contrast, Manchester City have scored 22 goals from an xG of 23.63, meaning they are underperforming when it comes to putting the ball in the back of the net.
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