Manchester City vs Liverpool Prediction September 9, 2017

Manchester City vs Liverpool 

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Possible Lineup
Man City (3-5-2): Ederson, Kompany, Stones, Otamendi; Walker, Bruyne, Fernandinho, Silva, Danilo; Aguero, Jesus.

Liverpool (4-3-3): Mignolet; Gomez, Lovren, Matip, Robertson; Can, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Mane, Firmino, Salah.


Head to Head:
19/03/17 Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool (Premier League)
01/01/17 Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City (Premier League)
03/03/16 Liverpool 3-0 Manchester City (Premier League)
28/02/16 Liverpool 1-1p Manchester City (League Cup)
22/11/15 Manchester City 1-4 Liverpool (Premier League)

Manchester City's Last Five Matches:
26/08 Bournemouth 1-2 Manchester City (Premier League)
22/08 Manchester City 1-1 Everton (Premier League)
15/08 Girona 1-0 Manchester City (Trial)
12/08 Brighton 0-2 Manchester City (Premier League)
04/08 Manchester City 3-0 West Ham (Trial)

Liverpool's Last Five Matches:
27/08 Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
24/08 Liverpool 4-2 Hoffenheim (Champions League)
19/08 Liverpool 1-0 Crystal Palace (Premier League)
16/08 Hoffenheim 1-2 Liverpool (Champions League)
12/08 Watford 3-3 Liverpool (Premier League)


Predictions
In quality, on paper, both teams are quite balanced. Both the style of play is also relatively the same. It's hard to be able to determine who's the winner of this match.

But Liverpool has a good record against fellow big clubs, including City. Under the care of Klopp the Reds won three times and a draw in the Premier League against The Citizen. But keep in mind, Guardiola is a clever and difficult manager to defeat him in Etihad. The Citizen itself has never fallen in 13 games at home in the EPL since defeated by Chelsea 1-3 in December 2016.

In addition, there is little concern about the strength of Liverpool's back line although they previously appeared solid Arsenal opponents. Moreover, the line of attack City remains dangerous with the players like Jesus and Aguero. As a reminder, at the last meeting of both teams in Etihad, Aguero thwarted the benefits of the Reds earned through James Milner penalty.

Therefore, we predict this game will end in a draw with the score 2-2.