Liverpool are on an eight-game unbeaten run at Anfield
Manchester City have won only one of their last five league games
Recommended bet: Liverpool to win
Liverpool finished 13 points clear of Manchester City on their way to last season’s Premier League title, but they trail the Citizens by eight points after 24 games this term and have work to do to finish in the Champions League qualification places.
However, after an early-season wobble, Liverpool look back to something like their best following a run of just one defeat in 16 and they were emphatic 4-1 winners at home to Newcastle last weekend.
City, meanwhile, were held to a 2-2 draw at Tottenham and just one win in six Premier League games has seen them fall off the title pace being set by Arsenal.
That makes this heavyweight showdown at Anfield a must-win for both sides and Arne Slot will be desperate to avenge his side’s 3-0 defeat at the Etihad in November.
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Team news
Joe Gomez has a slight chance of recovering from his hip injury for Liverpool but Jeremie Frimpong, Conor Bradley, Alexander Isak and Giovanni Leoni remain sidelined.
Bernardo Silva picked up a knock for Manchester City in last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Tottenham and is a doubt but Ruben Dias returned to the bench in midweek and is pushing for a return.
Rayan Cherki is fit again but John Stones, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku and Savinho are still out.
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The stats
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 22 Premier League home games against Manchester City.
Arne Slot's men are unbeaten in eight outings at Anfield and have lost just one of their last 16 games home or away.
City are the only Premier League side in 2026 so far who have not conceded a single goal in the first half of a match.
The Citizens have won only one of their last five outings on the road.
Erling Haaland has failed to score in all three of his Premier League away games against Liverpool.
Four of the last five meetings have gone under 2.5 goals.
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Prediction
Manchester City have a poor recent record at Anfield and that does not bode well on their recent efforts away from home, having drawn at Sunderland and Tottenham either side of defeat at Manchester United.
The Citizens have also been beaten on the road at Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League since the turn of the year, and Liverpool are looking rejuvenated.
The Reds are unbeaten in eight matches at Anfield, winning 4-1 at Newcastle most recently, and they also drew away at Arsenal in early January.
With Liverpool’s attacking players purring, they may be able to put another dent in City’s title aspirations, with Pep Guardiola’s men having picked up only two points in their last four league trips to Anfield.
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