The title favourites Liverpool have dropped points in two of their last three matches and face a potentially tricky trip to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday but which Manchester City will turn up to face the Merseysiders?
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Man City vs Liverpool prediction: Salah to continue scoring run?
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For a number of years Man City and Liverpool were indisputably English football's two strongest sides, doing battle for the Premier League title each season. And in doing so they served up many memorable games, including several thrilling goal-fests. City may not be in the running for the title this time around, but we do like them to get on the scoresheet in front of their home fans this weekend.
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Key Stats
- Mo Salah top scores in the Premier League this season with 24 goals and heads into Sunday's match on the back of eight goals in his last seven games in league and cup.
- Over 2.5 goals have been produced in 83% of Man City's home games and in 64% of Liverpool's away trips.
- Both teams have scored in 67% of the host's home games in the Premier League, while 57% of Liverpool's matches on the road also saw both teams score.
Correct score prediction: Man City 2-2 Liverpool
Manchester City are enduring an up-and-down season but Pep Guardiola's side have only lost two of their 12 home games in the league, while Liverpool are unbeaten on their travels with five of their 14 away trips ending in stalemates. With City scoring an average of 2.33 goals per home game and Liverpool averaging 2.57 goals per away game, we're backing Sunday's clash to end 2-2.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Liverpool the bookmaker's choice
- HOME: 2/1 (3.00) – 33.3%
- DRAW: 29/10 (3.90) – 25.6%
- AWAY: 11/8 (2.38) – 42.1%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Liverpool are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 42.1% but we are expecting a close and competitive 90 minutes between the pair.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: The Citizens edge it
Manchester City have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five games against Liverpool in all competitions but the Reds did claim all three points when the pair last met in December.
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Man City preview: Knocked out of the CL
Guardiola's side faced an uphill challenge in midweek as they looked to overturn a 3-2 deficit in Madrid.
Kylian Mbappe starred in this Champions League play-off second leg, scoring a hat trick as Real Madrid claimed a 3-1 win on the night and a 6-3 aggregate victory over the Premier League champions.
Rodri, Manuel Akanji, Oscar Bobb and John Stones look set to miss the Liverpool game through injury but Guardiola could start Erling Haaland after the Norwegian was an unused substitute in midweek.
Predicted lineup: Ederson (GK), Ake, Gvardiol, Lewis, Khusanov, De Bruyne, Foden, Gonzalez, Haaland, Marmoush & Savinho
England Premier League 12/04/25
W
Crystal Palace
2
Man City
5
England Premier League 06/04/25
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Man Utd
0
Man City
0
England Premier League 02/04/25
W
Leicester
0
Man City
2
England FA Cup 30/03/25
W
Bournemouth
1
Man City
2
England Premier League 15/03/25
D
Brighton
2
Man City
2
Liverpool preview: Held by Aston Villa
Liverpool's star player Salah handed the Red a 29th-minute lead at Villa Park on Wednesday night but the home side scored twice to take a 2-1 lead into the interval.
The Egyptian international was at his best once again as he setup Trent Alexander-Arnold to score an equaliser just after the hour mark to earn the Reds a share of the spoils.
Joe Gomez, Cody Gakpo and Conor Bradley make up the trio of injury concerns for Arne Sliot's side ahead of their trip to the Etihad on Sunday.
Predicted lineup: Alisson (GK), van Dijk, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Jones, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah & Diaz
England Premier League 13/04/25
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West Ham
1
Liverpool
2
England Premier League 06/04/25
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Fulham
3
Liverpool
2
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Everton
0
Liverpool
1
England EFL Cup 16/03/25
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Newcastle
2
Liverpool
1
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L
PSG
1
Liverpool
0
Player to watch: Omar Marmoush
Omar Marmoush has made an instant impact since joining Manchester City in January and could prove to be a thorn in Liverpool's side on Sunday.
Marmoush, who had never scored a senior hat trick before joining Man City, helped himself to three first-half goals against Newcastle last weekend in a 4-0 victory for the Citizens.
Will Marmoush outshine his international teammate on Sunday?
The 26-year-old is going to have to put in a huge performance this weekend if he is to overshadow his international teammate Salah this weekend as the Liverpool forward is playing the best football of his career right now.