Man City will continue their premier league campaign against Liverpool in Super Sunday
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Man City v Liverpool predictions
A Kylian Mbappe-inspired Real Madrid ended Manchester City’s Champions League dream on Wednesday and bookmakers believe Premier League leaders Liverpool can compound City’s woes at the Etihad Stadium.
City are 2-1 underdogs despite their home advantage against the Reds, who are 17 points clear of the faltering champions having played a game more.
It has already been a good weekend for Liverpool, whose main title rivals Arsenal were pushed out to 11-2 from 5-2 to win the league after their 1-0 home defeat to West Ham.
Pep Guardiola’s men are clearly in poor shape but the visitors have hit the first flat spot of Arne Slot’s reign so backing over 3.5 goals looks the most solid bet.
Nico Gonzalez’s injury-time strike in Wednesday’s 3-1 defeat at Real means there have been at least four goals in 11 of City’s last 12 games in all competitions and the exception was a 2-1 FA Cup win at Leyton Orient.
The Citizens have won their last three home league fixtures, beating West Ham 4-1, Chelsea 3-1 and in-form Newcastle 4-0, but that sequence is hardly an accurate reflection of their overall form.
They let slip a 2-0 lead to lose 4-2 to Paris St-Germain in a crucial league-phase fixture in Europe before suffering 3-2 and 3-1 defeats in the heavyweight playoff tie against Real.
Arsenal scored four second-half goals in their 5-1 league win over City at the start of this month and Pep’s defensive plans on Wednesday were disrupted by an early injury to John Stones.
The long-term absence of Ballon d’Or winner Rodri in midfield has left the champions with a soft underbelly and ageing stars such as Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan have looked off the pace.
Liverpool were good value for their 2-0 win over City at Anfield at the start of December but clean sheets have been scarce for the leaders since then.
A much-changed side were dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship strugglers Plymouth before a dramatic 2-2 derby draw at Everton.
That was the first of five league matches in 15 crucial days for Slot’s men, who had to work hard for a 2-1 home win over Wolves and dropped points in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw at Aston Villa.
There should be no sense of panic at Anfield, though. They still have a healthy lead over injury-hit title rivals Arsenal, created enough chances to win at Villa Park and swatted aside Tottenham 4-0 to progress to the EFL Cup final this month.
However, they look short enough in the match betting against City so over 3.5 goals is the main selection while Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is worth chancing to score at any time.
He notched against City in last season’s 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium and had three shots, one of them clipping the post, at Anfield in December.
The attack-minded right-back scored the equaliser against Villa on Wednesday and has registered 20 shots in his last ten Premier League starts, also scoring in the 5-0 win at West Ham on December 29 and last month’s FA Cup victory over Accrington.
