Man City vs Liverpool: EPL match preview, starting lineup, injuries and expected scoreline
Manchester City host Liverpool in Round 13 of the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Man City come into the game having drawn 4-4 with Chelsea in the last Premier League game, while Liverpool beat Brentford 3-0.
Josep Guardiola’s side currently sit at the top of the Premier League with 28 points from 12 games.
Liverpool, on the other hand, are in second place with 27 points after the same number of games played.
The last time the two teams met was in April of this year.
Man City beat Liverpool 4-1 at home with goals from Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Iikai Gundogan and Jack Grealish.
Man City team news:
Man City goal machine Erling Haaland missed Norway’s Euro 2024 final qualifier against Scotland after picking up an ankle problem in Man City’s win over Bournemouth.
Goalkeeper Ederson also has his own foot problems, as do Sergio Gomez (ankle), Mateo Kovacic (thigh) and Nathan Ake (knock).
Kevin De Bruyne (hamstring), John Stones (thigh) and Matheus Nunez, who was declared “clinically unfit” while on duty with the Portugal national team, watch from the sidelines. It’s planned.
Meanwhile, Julian Alvarez is more than capable of representing Haaland. The Argentina international is one of several South American internationals facing tough game time, with Haaland expected to be fit to feature for Josep Guardiola’s side after training ahead of the match. It is said that he is becoming more and more confident.
Liverpool team news:
Liverpool’s medical team has been delayed by a number of players including Joe Gomez (knock), Ryan Gravenbirch (knee injury), Ibrahima Konate (hamstring injury) and Curtis Jones (hamstring injury). You must contact us.
However, all four players trained with the team in preparation for the final match.
However, Andrew Robertson (shoulder injury), Stefan Bicetic (calf injury) and Thiago Alcantara (hip injury) are not all at Jurgen Klopp’s disposal.
Klopp will need to take charge of his South American side once again, including Alisson, Luis Diaz, Alexis Mac Allister and Darwin Nunez.
Manchester City’s expected starting lineup:
Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Silva, Rodri, Foden, Doc, Grealish, Haaland.
Liverpool’s expected starting lineup:
Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Grafenberch, Jota, Gakpo, Jota, Salah.
prediction:
DAILY POST predicts Man City will beat Liverpool. The match ended 2-1 in favor of City.
Kick-off time for Man City vs. Liverpool is 1:30pm.
Source: dailypost.ng