The direction of the Premier League title race is set to take a turn on Sunday as the defending champions face one of their challengers at Anfield.
With 11 matches remaining, Liverpool lead Manchester City by a solitary point, while Arsenal find themselves one point shy of the top two.
Can Jurgen Klopp’s men extend their lead at the summit? Or will Pep Guardiola’s side leapfrog the Reds? Keep reading to discover what Forebet’s predictive analytics model expects.
Liverpool head into Sunday’s showdown on the back of a 5-1 thrashing of Sparta Prague in the UEFA Europa League, with Darwin Nunez bagging a brace.
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That victory extended Liverpool’s winning streak to seven matches across all competitions, with 15 wins coming in their last 18 encounters.
Klopp’s men have also won eight of their previous nine Premier League clashes, scoring exactly four goals in five of those victories.
Better still, trends show that Liverpool have avoided defeat in each of their last 29 matches at Anfield, notching seven successive home victories for good measure.
Manchester City also secured a comfortable European victory in midweek, defeating Copenhagen 3-1 to advance to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Guardiola’s men have now avoided defeat in each of their last 20 matches across all competitions, picking up 18 wins and two draws in that sequence.
When you look at the bigger picture, Man City have lost just four of their previous 44 Premier League matches, underlining their dominance of the division.
Having scored 12 goals in their last three outings – averaging four goals per game in that time – Guardiola’s side will be confident of spoiling the party at Anfield.
Head-to-head: In November, Liverpool and Manchester City played out a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture. That draw extended City’s unbeaten run against the Reds to three matches.
It is also worth noting that Liverpool have managed to win just one of their last eight Premier League games against Man City, with City scoring 18 goals in that time.
Team news: Liverpool are missing several key players due to injury, including Alisson, Joel Matip, Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch and Thiago.
As for Manchester City, Jack Grealish remains sidelined due to injury, while Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes are doubts for this weekend.
Sunday’s showdown is destined to be a thrilling battle between the division’s top two teams, with multiple goals expected at both ends.
Forebet predicts that Liverpool and Manchester City will serve up a five-goal thriller, with Guardiola’s men outscoring the hosts this time around.