Until recently the match between Liverpool and Manchester City hadn’t been of such a huge interest in the British mass media. But after sheikh Mansur Bin Zaied invested into the club from Etihad Stadium the situation changed dramatically.

Position in the table and team condition:
Confrontation between the “Red” and the “Citizens” promises to be very interesting since both teams have been in good condition recently. Although the players lost a very important match of the Champions League in Naples, they still play excellent in the national championship and the Premier League triumph is more important for them. A good mood especially after the win in an away match at Stamford Bridge is prevailing in Kenneth Dalglish’s team. Those who don’t know all the information we inform that this will be a match between the leader (City 34 points) and the 6th team in the Premier League position (Liverpool 22 points).

Potential and team situation:
Although these teams are separated by a huge spread in points it seems that Liverpool doesn’t differ from the “Citizens” in the game. The problem of the footballers from Anfield Road is matches with weaker teams, and as Alex Ferguson once said: “Meetings and points earned in matches of the “big four” do not solve anything, only meetings with weaker teams do this.” Undoubtedly Liverpool has the fact that Manchester City had a very difficult match in the Champions League for its own benefit. On the other hand the English clubs are ready to play two matches a week. If to speak about the teams’ lineups – we will not see Steven Gerrard in the host’s lineup, and the constantly injured Owen Hargreaves in the guests’ lineup, the career of whom has significantly come to a halt since he left Bayern Munich.

History of meetings:
The “Citizens” have a game complex with Liverpool. Of course after the purchase of the club by a rich sheikh Mansur Bin Zaied the statistics of matches with the “Red” slightly improved, but at the moment the balance of meetings is as follows: 75 wins of Liverpool, 36 times matches ended in draw and 38 times the team from Manchester won. The statistics of matches at Anfield is even worse for the players of Roberto Mancini, where the guests haven’t won since the season 2002/2003. History of matches at Anfield stadium: 44 wins of Liverpool, 13 wins of Manchester City and 16 matches ended in a draw.

Forecast and grounds:
We bet on the win of Liverpool. The hosts had time to rest and the guests can feel not only exhausted after CL but also their confidence has descended. The “Red” are in the forefront after the win over Chelsea. Taking into consideration the same level of these teams and their high class we do not recommend to bet big sums of money on this match.