The focus of round 13 at Etihad Stadium between top team Man City vs Liverpool. But the fact that Erling Haaland is unlikely to be able to play makes the match less attractive.
The focus of round 13 at Etihad Stadium between top team Man City vs Liverpool. The equally notable match is Newcastle vs Chelsea.
Everton was deducted 10 points for violating Financial Fair Play (EFP) from 10 points to only 4 points, falling from 14th to penultimate. Let’s wait and see how they start again with a match against Man United at home at Goodison Park.
In a great battle between the top two teams, Man City is ranked 1 point ahead of Liverpool. The winner of this match will definitely be at the top of the table for at least one more round (Man City) or at least for 24 hours (Liverpool).
Etihad’s home ground is where Man City has gone 23 consecutive matches unbeaten in all competitions. In the last 7 meetings, Man City are unbeaten against Liverpool. Last season, Liverpool won 1-0 in the first leg but ‘repaid their debt’ to 1-4 in the second leg, not to mention the 2-3 loss in the League Cup.
Both teams have a series of players returning after FIFA Days for the national team, so it will certainly have a significant impact on their physical strength.
Erling Haaland will likely not play for City due to injury in the Norway match against Scotland. In addition, Ederson, Nathan Ake, Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes missed the international camp, still leaving the possibility of playing.
On the Liverpool side, Andy Robertson, Thiago and Stefan Bajcetic are out for a long time. Ibrahima Konate and Ryan Gravenberch are open to playing. Curtis Jones could return. However, Alexis Mac Allister, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Alisson have just returned to England from South America after the international series and whether they can start or not remains to be seen.