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Manchester City will duel with Liverpool this weekend. Here are 10 facts related to the fight between the two giants.
There was fierce competition between the two teams. City as defending champions now top the standings Premier League with 73 points from 30 matches, one point ahead of Liverpool in second place.
It is certain that both teams will insist on getting three points in order to pave the way to the championship ladder. City playing at home is certainly more favored even though Liverpool are now on fire.
In the first meeting at Anfield this season, the two drew 2-2. What is the final score for the duel at the Etihad Stadium, Sunday (10/4/2022) early morning WIB tomorrow? Take a look at 10 facts Manchester City Vs Liverpool quoted choose.
– Manchester City have only lost one of their last 12 home games against Liverpool (7 wins 4 draws), namely when they lost 1-4 in the first meeting against Jurgen Klopp at the Etihad Stadium in November 2015.
– Liverpool are winless in their last four meetings against Man City (2 draws 2 losses) – only once have they gone through a longer streak of winless games against City, namely 5 between November 2011-December 2013.
– Liverpool have not kept a clean sheet in their last 11 away games to Man City, since a 0-0 draw in February 2010. The last time Liverpool had a longer run against the same opponent, was against Blackburn of 16 between 1948 and 2004.
– If Liverpool win, they will top the Premier League table for the first time since October 1. Of the last eight meetings between the two teams who are in the top two standings in the remaining 10 weeks, the second placed team has won seven and lost once, including the last five meetings.
– This will be the 50th meeting between the two teams in the Premier League, with City winning 20 and losing 18 (11 draws). This is the third meeting between Man City and Liverpool, after a 0-0 draw in October 2018 (Man City above), and the Citizens beat Liverpool who just won the league 4-0 in July 2020.
– Liverpool have won their last 10 away Premier League games, keeping eight clean sheets. This is the fifth time they have recorded 10 consecutive wins, with the previous four streak ending by four different teams (2-2 vs Bolton 2006, 0-2 vs Chelsea 2014, 1-1 vs Man United 2019, 0-3 vs Watford 2020).
– Man City manager Pep Guardiola has lost the most against Jurgen Klopp in all competitions (8x). Meanwhile, Klopp has lost the most times against Guardiola and Felix Magath (8x).
– Phil Foden has always scored in his last three clashes against Liverpool and could become only the second player after Jamie Vardy (5 between 2016-17), to score in four consecutive league meetings against Liverpool,
– Mohamed Salah has scored in four of the last five matches against Man City in the Premier League, including the last three meetings. Last player to score in four consecutive duels against Man City in the Premier League was Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, five games between December 2000 and October 2003.
– Seven of Diogo Jota’s 23 Premier League goals for Liverpool made from heads (30 percent), only lost to Sami Hyypia in this competition (77%, 20 goals minimum). Meanwhile, City have only conceded once from a header in the Premier League this season.
(mrp / cas)
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