This Sunday April 10th Man city play Liverpool at home at the Etihad. City are coming in to the game with a one point advantage in the table and look to secure a strong hold on the Premier League table with a win. Liverpool are red hot coming off five straight wins and looking to take first place away from City.
Manchester City
Predicted XI: Ederson; Walker, Laporte, Ake, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Rodrigo, Gundogan; Sterling, Foden, Mahrez
Liverpool
Predicted XI: Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Jones, Thiago; Salah, Mane, Jota
Some notable facts that could influence the match is that Trent Alexander- Arnold is coming off a thigh injury and might not be fit for match time. This is huge as Arnold leads the league in assists. However Liverpool have a plethora of attacking options so Manchester City's hands will be full all game.
Key Players: Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Mohammed Salah, Virgil Van Dijk
Kevin De Bruyne has always been a dangerous player and controls the midfield, he is tied with Mahrez as City's leading scorers. Mahrez is just as dangerous on the right wing. Mahrez is a lefty so he is deadly when he cuts in on the right flank.
Mohammed Salah is the entire leagues top scorer with 20, he is also second in assists behind Arnold. He is the clear front runner for PFA player of the year, no one else comes close this season to Salah. He is the premier leagues best right winger and his stats prove so. On the opposite end at center back Virgil Van Dijk is Liverpool's rock in the back. If Liverpool are to win the game it will be crucial for them that Van Dijk is able to contain the plethora of dangerous attackers Manchester City have.
Prediction: Liverpool win 3-2
This match heavily relies on Liverpool's ability to keep Man City's attackers at bay, it is a safe bet Liverpool can score, the match will be decided in the midfield and defensive areas.
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