Manchester City vs Liverpool Match Predictions 09/09/2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 5-0

Man City host last season's fourth-place Liverpool side as they both are early faced with challenges from the outset, but have been able to take away 7 points each. Manchester City vs Liverpool Predictions.

Match status: 2017/18 FA Premier League - Matchweek 4
Kick-off: Saturday 09 Sep 2017, 12:30pm GMT
Venue: "City of Manchester Stadium" in Manchester, England

Manchester City and Liverpool Team News

The Merseyside club currently sit second to Man United, who have grabbed all from a possible ten points and keep their goal record all but ideal, but despite the initial slip-up at Watford on 12 Aug, the Reds backed it up with two back-to-back clean wins against Stoke City and Arsenal.

At the time, Man City saved their last two unfavourable outcomes with late instinctive strikes of Raheem Sterling, adding four points up to the three gained in the opening-day 2-0 win over Brighton.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Manchester City: Ederson - Nicolas Otamendi, John Stones, Vincent Kompany - Danilo, David Silva, Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker - Gabriel Jesus, Sergio Aguero (3-5-2 formation)

Liverpool: Simon Mignolet - Joseph Gomez, Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip, Andrew Robertson - Emre Can, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum - Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah (4-3-3 formation)

Manchester City & Liverpool's Missing Players:

Manchester City: Attacking midfielder Raheem Sterling, the saviour of Man City's last two games, saw himself booked and sent off after the controversial celebration of the winner at Bournemouth on match-week four. Also, despite playing for the reverses' team lately, Ilkay Gundogan remains unfit and is unlikely to make the match squad.

Liverpool: Pep Guardiola has got no fresh injury concerns heading into the Man City game but Adam Lallana, Adam Bogdan, Nathaniel Clyne, Danny Ings have been all long-term absentees for the Spaniard to not be able to call upon.

Head-to-Head: Manchester City - Liverpool

2016/17 Premier League
Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool

2016/17 Premier League
Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City

2015/16 Premier League
Liverpool 3-0 Manchester City

2016 EFL Cup
Liverpool 1-2 (1-1) Manchester City

Manchester City v Liverpool Match Odds:

Manchester City 6/7
Draw 14/5
Liverpool 14/5

Conclusion and Match Preview:

With the arguably most formidable attacking threat Liverpool have, scoring eight times only bettered by Manchester United's 10 across three matches, and keeping two clean sheet in those, Klopp will be delighted to disappoint the Citezens' high-line designed to thrash visiting teams at Etihad, in what will be a tough challenge Liverpool could face early in the season. Thus BTTS & Goals Over 2.5 prediction market, with the odds of 4/5 at MarathonBet, seems to be a good option, provided that the Reds can be overrun down the flanks.