Comments and predictions for Man City vs Liverpool: Haaland decides the big match
The match between Man City vs Liverpool in the Premier League takes place at 11:30 p.m. on November 9. Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Man City vs Liverpool squad information
It is no surprise that Rodri is again absent from Man City's squad for the match against Borussia Dortmund. Guardiola said the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner is not yet fully fit and may be given a rest until after the international break.
Midfielder Mateo Kovacic is the only notable injury for the home team, with the Croatian star likely to be out for several months with an ankle injury. In addition, Guardiola has almost the full squad that destroyed Dortmund to prepare for this big battle.
Erling Haaland is now just two goals away from 100 Premier League goals. If he scores twice in his 108th league game on Sunday, he will break the record for fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals, surpassing the legendary Alan Shearer (100 goals in 124 games).
From one Nordic striker to another, Haaland may not face Alexander Isak directly, as the Swede is still struggling with a groin problem after last month's Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Even if Isak recovers enough to be included in the squad, coach Slot has confirmed that he will not start. Liverpool are also without Jeremie Frimpong (hamstring), goalkeeper Alisson Becker (hamstring) and young centre-back Giovanni Leoni (cruciate ligament rupture).
After taking advantage of Emiliano Martinez's mistake to score against Aston Villa, Mohamed Salah is on the verge of setting a new record: just one more goal or one more assist will see him surpass Wayne Rooney to become the player with the most contributions (scoring + assisting) for a single club in Premier League history, with the current figure being276 times.
Latest expected lineup for Man City vs Liverpool
Manchester City:
Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez; Cherki, Silva, Foden, Doku; Haaland
Liverpool:
Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike
Latest Man City vs Liverpool football commentary
When Pep Guardiola first took charge of a professional game, the late Sven-Goran Eriksson was still in charge of Manchester City, and Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were a duo at Manchester United. At the same time, the songBeautiful GirlsSean Kingston's is dominating the UK music charts.
More than 18 years later, the Catalan is set to reach a staggering 1,000 games in charge of his managerial career in Sunday’s clash at the Etihad, and Guardiola says he can’t think of a more fitting opponent for the milestone than Liverpool – except perhaps Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
Guardiola’s 999th match was also a great memory, when Man City won convincingly 4-1 against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Phil Foden played excellently and continued to be called back to the England team, contributing significantly to the victory of “The Citizens”.
Of course, Erling Haaland couldn't miss out on the scoresheet either. He became the first Man City player to score in five consecutive Champions League games, after scoring twice in the 3-1 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League last weekend.
A win in this clash would see second-placed Man City close the gap on Arsenal to three points – provided Sunderland can surprise the leaders on Saturday night. City’s run of 10 goals in their last three games has the Etihad fans buzzing.
A few weeks ago, the above statistics would have worried Liverpool, as they could not keep a clean sheet in 10 consecutive matches from September 17 to October 29. But now, coach Arne Slot's team has gradually regained stability and certainty.
Many were still doubtful after the 2-0 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League, but after beating Real Madrid 1-0 at Anfield in the Champions League – a thoroughly deserved victory – Liverpool have truly returned to winning ways.
If it weren’t for Thibaut Courtois’s brilliant saves, the Reds could have won by a bigger margin against Xabi Alonso’s side. After what Slot called a “familiar series of defeats”, Liverpool surprisingly returned to the top 3 of the Premier League and showed strong signs of revival.
The Dutchman’s next focus is to end a run of three consecutive away defeats in the Premier League. If Liverpool lose again, they will suffer four consecutive away defeats in the competition for the first time since April 2012 – when “King Kenny” Dalglish was in charge.
Dalglish would be pleased to see this encounter, as last season it was Arne Slot who helped Liverpool beat Man City 2-0 in both Premier League matches. However, in Premier League history, Liverpool have never won two consecutive away games against Man City.
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 2-1 Liverpool
- WhoScore:Man City 1-0 Liverpool
- We predict:Man City 2-1 Liverpool
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