Liverpool vs Man City Predictions

Liverpool vs Man City is the big game on Premier League matchday 12. Liverpool’s been on fire all season and sits six points clear at the top. Their only slip-up so far was a 1-1 draw at Manchester United. Now they’re at home, looking to push that lead to nine points against the champs.

City’s season has been kind of all over the place. They lost to newly-promoted Norwich and to Wolves, which nobody saw coming. Then they tied Atalanta in the Champions League. On top of that, they’re still waiting to hear if their main keeper, Ederson, is good to go. Because Ederson got hurt and backup Claudio Bravo got a red card, defender Kyle Walker had to hop in goal during the week.

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So, the news keeps talking about how the two head coaches, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, get along. Pep, the City boss, straight-up called out Liverpool’s Sadio Mane for diving. Mane didn’t back down—he basically said if diving helps his team win a penalty, he’d do it again.

Liverpool is still the bookies’ top pick to win Sunday’s game against City. Even if you ignore recent form, City’s injury list keeps growing. Their keeper has to pass a last-minute fitness test after getting hurt in the Champions League, and team captain David Silva might also sit out the trip to Anfield, which would put him on the bench with Rodrygo and Sane.

Liverpool wants to keep their unbeaten streak alive and stretch their lead at the top so they’ve got some breathing room when the crazy December schedule hits. Since they’ve already beaten City head-to-head this season, Klopp will be aiming to lock down another win at Anfield. The two teams faced off in the Community Shield earlier, and City took it on penalties after the game ended 1-1.