Premier League 2022-23: Manchester City vs Liverpool: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

On Saturday, the Reds will face Cityzens in an exciting Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium.

With a match in hand, the defending champions, Manchester City are currently eight points behind league leaders Arsenal and need to avoid further setbacks if they hope to stay in the race for the title.

Liverpool is currently in the sixth position with 42 points from 26 matches. Nonetheless, they have the chance to beat Manchester City twice in the league, having already won the reverse fixture at Anfield.

Kick-off

Saturday, 01-04-2023; 11:30 am (GMT), 05:00 pm (IST)

Manchester City form (in all competitions): W-W-W-W-W

Liverpool form (in all competitions): L-L-W-W-D

Player to watch

Manchester City: Erling Haaland 

Haaland's excellent form before the international break has put him in the spotlight, with 28 goals in Premier League this season. The striker aims to break the current all-time record of 34 goals in a single Premier League season. He will seek to increase his tally when he faces Liverpool in the upcoming match.

Liverpool: Mohamed Salah

The Egyptian has scored 11 goals and provided 7 assists in 26 Premier League games this season. For Liverpool to achieve a positive result against Manchester City, Salah will need to perform at his best.

Match Facts

• Manchester City have lost just one of their last 13 Premier League home games against Liverpool (W7 D5), going down 4-1 in November 2015 under Manuel Pellegrini.
• Manchester City have won their last three Premier League games, but have yet to win four in a row in 2022-23. They last did so in April/May last season (a run of five).
• Liverpool are looking to complete the league double over Manchester City for what would be just a second time in the last 17 seasons, previously doing so in Jürgen Klopp's debut campaign in 2015-16.

Injury and Team News

For Manchester City, Foden had surgery for acute appendicitis and won't play against Liverpool; Haaland had an adductor issue but should be fit for the game.

Whereas for Liverpool, Calvin Ramsay, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic, and Konstantinos Tsimikas are among Liverpool's injured players. But, Darwin Nunez, Joe Gomez, and Luis Diaz are expected to be back for the game.

Head to Head stats

Matches – 223

Manchester City – 59

Liverpool – 108

Draws – 56

Predicted Lineups

Manchester City predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Ake; De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish

Liverpool predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Becker; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Elliott, Fabinho, Henderson, Salah, Nunez, Gakpo

Match Prediction

The match between Manchester City and Liverpool is expected to be fiercely contested, with both teams eager to win for different reasons. City is aiming for the top spot while Liverpool is fighting for a European place. However, Manchester City's home record and current form may give them an edge, especially considering Liverpool's poor away record this season. It is anticipated that Manchester City will win it narrowly.

Prediction: Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool

Telecast

India: Hotstar, Star Sports Select HD

UK: Sky Sports

USA – NBC Sport

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