Premier League: Manchester City vs Liverpool preview and prediction

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November 20th, 2015
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Liverpool will be looking to bounce back after the surprise defeat against Crystal Palace when they visit Premier League leaders Manchester City on Saturday. Liverpool have defeated defending champions Chelsea in October but a good result against the current leaders will really give a significant confidence boost to Jurgen Klopp and his men. The last victory for Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium was back in 2008, Dirk Kuyt scored the winner in a spectacular 3-2. Since that match both sides won four direct meetings in all competitions while another seven matches ended in draws.

Manchester City are tied with Arsenal on 26 points, so any slip-up could see them lose the leadership this weekend. The 4-1 defeat at Tottenham at the end of September raised several questions about the Citizens' title credentials, but Manuel Pellegrini's men responded in style. After that humbling defeat they thrashed Newcastle 6-1 and Bournemouth 5-1 but were held to goalless draws by Manchester United and Aston Villa. Sergio Aguero will make his return to the starting eleven, he has not played since the match against Newcastle. David Silva has not yet recovered, while Vincent Kompany and Wilfried Bony are also sidelined. Samir Nasri will be out until February.

So far Jurgen Klopp has recorded one win, two draws and one defeat in the Premier League since taking charge at Anfield Road. The defeat against Crystal Palace was particularly painful, as the Reds' supporters were hoping for a lot more after the victory against defending champions Chelsea. There will probably be some new signings coming in January, so the current players have just a few weeks to prove themselves worthy of wearing the Liverpool shirt in the future. Daniel Sturridge is fit again but he will most likely have a place on the bench, while Mamadou Sakho is out for a couple of months.

Man City: Hart - Sagna, Mangala, Otamendi, Kolarov - Fernando, Fernandinho - De Bruyne, Toure, Sterling - Aguero

Liverpool: Mignolet - Clyne, Lovren, Skrtel, Moreno - Lucas, Can - Lallana, Ibe, Coutinho - Benteke

My prediction: Manchester City to win 2-0.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Man City win - 1.70 Draw - 4.00 Liverpool win - 5.50

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