Comments and predictions for Man City vs Liverpool: Attacking heavily
The match between Man City vs Liverpool in the Premier League takes place at 11:30 p.m. on February 23. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Man City vs Liverpool squad information
The hearts of Man City fans were broken when Erling Haaland hugged his knee in the final minutes of the win over Newcastle. After being forced to sit out at the Bernabeu, Guardiola is unsure whether the Norwegian will be able to play this weekend.
John Stones is a definite absentee after possibly needing surgery on a quadriceps injury sustained just eight minutes into midweek's win over Real Madrid, while Manuel Akanji (thigh), Oscar Bobb (calf) and Rodri (anterior cruciate ligament) are still recovering and are yet to return.
Whether Haaland is fit or not, hat-trick hero Marmoush is likely to be trusted up front. At the back, goalkeeper Ederson has the chance to make history as the first goalkeeper to provide three consecutive Premier League assists.
Liverpool have their own concerns. Cody Gakpo remains a doubt after missing the last two Premier League games with a minor injury, while Joe Gomez (thigh) and Tyler Morton (shoulder) are all but certain to miss out.
Manager Slot also said Conor Bradley is "99.9%" likely to play after he picked up a hamstring strain in the draw with Aston Villa. However, apart from those concerns, Liverpool have a near-full squad for the clash, where Mohamed Salah is aiming for another historic milestone.
The Egyptian star has been involved in 13 Premier League goals against Man City (8 goals and 5 assists). In the history of the tournament, only Steven Gerrard (14 goals) has contributed more goals against "The Citizens".
Latest expected lineup for Man City vs Liverpool
Manchester City:
Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Gonzalez; Savinho, Silva, Foden, Marmoush; Haaland
Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold; Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota
Latest Man City vs Liverpool football commentary
The prospect of a fifth consecutive Premier League title seems far-fetched for Man City, barring a historic comeback. However, they still have the potential to stop Liverpool and secure Champions League qualification for next season.
After losing 6-3 on aggregate to Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout round, Man City's only goal now is to finish in the top four of the Premier League to qualify for Europe's most prestigious competition next season. Kylian Mbappe's brilliance with a hat-trick in the return leg has left Man City in a difficult position as they have to fight on two fronts: the Premier League and the FA Cup, in addition to the new Club World Cup this summer.
Despite being eliminated from the Champions League, Man City are gradually regaining their form in the domestic league. Mbappe shone in midweek, and last weekend, Omar Marmoush also scored a hat-trick to help Man City crush Newcastle United 4-0. This important victory helped Man City firmly hold fourth place before round 26.
The Citizens have won each of their last three Premier League home games, scoring at least three goals in each. They also lead the league in chance conversion rate in 2025 with 24.7%, a significant improvement from 9.6% between August and December.
It seems that Man City may be facing Liverpool at the most opportune time, when the first signs of decline of this team begin to appear. Observing the last 4 matches, it can be seen that Liverpool can no longer maintain the overwhelming strength as before.
The Reds' 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers was far from convincing, and in their midweek trip to Aston Villa, where they had the chance to extend their lead over Arsenal to 10 points, Slot's side could only come away with a 2-2 draw thanks to Trent Alexander-Arnold's equaliser after a somewhat lucky move.
If Arsenal win against West Ham United as predicted, the Gunners will be just five points behind Liverpool with the same number of games played before Slot's side face Man City. They will travel to the Etihad in less than impressive form, having won just one of their last four games in all competitions.
Liverpool have also won just two of their last eight away games, and have failed to win in their last three. However, on closer inspection, they have yet to lose a Premier League away game in 2024-25 and have scored in all 14 of those games.
Liverpool also had no trouble beating Man City 2-0 in the first leg. Notably, Guardiola's six-finger gesture became a hot topic after the match. This number also represents the number of times Liverpool have completed a double against the reigning Premier League champions, the last time being against Chelsea in the 2010-11 season.
Latest Man City vs Liverpool score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Man City vs Liverpoolas follows:
- Sportsmole:Man City 1-1 Liverpool
- WhoScore:Man City 2-1 Liverpool
- Our newspaper predicts:Man City 1-1 Liverpool
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