Liverpool vs Manchester City prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-30 16:00.
[p]“Liverpool, top of the league, Liverpool Liverpool top of the league” is not just a song sung by their endearing fans, but a statement that rings true for the Reds in both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League (UCL). Their latest domestic triumph was a 3-2 comeback victory at Southampton, a win that saw Arne Slot become just the third manager in history to win as many as ten of their first 12 Premier League games in charge.[/p]
[p]Things only got better in midweek, when the Reds beat Real Madrid for the first time since 2009 to record their 17th win of the campaign (D1, L1). Now having toppled the champions of Spain and Europe, and the champions of Germany in Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield this season, they prepare to welcome the champions of England in Manchester City, against whom they’ve lost just one of the last 21 Premier League home H2Hs (W13, D7).[/p]
[p]There’s no better time to play City it seems, who are experiencing by far their worst run in recent memory. Their midweek UCL outing was bizarre, as they led 3-0 until the 75th minute against Feyenoord only to draw 3-3 at the Etihad, with that being the first time in Pep Guardiola’s 942-game managerial career that he’s seen any of his teams fail to win after leading by three goals. [/p]
[p]That draw did at least arrest a five-game losing streak prior, but has now put the Spanish boss on the brink of going seven-games without a win for the very first time in his illustrious career. Three of those defeats occurred in the Premier League, which has opened up a massive eight-game gap between themselves and Liverpool, so losing a fourth top-flight game in succession for the first time since August 2008 here could prove fatal to their hopes of securing a fifth-successive Premier League crown.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Mohamed Salah already leads the league in goals and assists combined this season with 16, and will be looking for more since he’s registered 11 goal contributions in his last ten starts against City (G7, A4). He’s in a race for the Golden Boot with none other than Erling Haaland, who fired City to 18 wins from his 19 goalscoring outings prior to the Brighton loss and Feyenoord draw. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: None of Liverpool’s last six managers lost their first Premier League match against the reigning champions at the time (W4, D2).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]