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Bola.com, Jakarta – Liverpool will serve Manchester City in Premier League match number 23 at Anfield Stadium on Sunday (7/2/2021) at 11:30 PM WIB. The duel between the two teams is expected to be fierce from the first minutes.
The position of the two clubs in the Premier League standings this season is quite different from last. This time, Liverpool The defending champion ranks fourth in the Premier League standings with a value of 40, the result of 22 matches.
On the other hand, Man City, who finished second in the final standings of the 2019/2021 Premier League, are still comfortable occupying the top spots. The Citizens collected 47 points in 21 games that have been played.
Without a doubt, Manchester City wants to continue scoring points, while Liverpool is determined to win to try to close the gap with the teams above.
With this situation, it is believed that the duel is close. That is, if Liverpool has not given up in the competition for the championship ranks.
The Reds are usually seeded when they play at Anfield Stadium. However, the situation was a little different now. The reason is that Liverpool have not won a single victory in the last four games at Anfield in the Premier League.
Jurgen Klopp’s troops drew 1-1 against West Bromwich Albion and were controlled 0-0 by Manchester United, then successively humiliated Burnley and Brighton with an identical score of 0-1.
Liverpool’s performance is a stark contrast to Man City, who have always won in their last 13 matches in all competitions. More recently, Pep Guardiola’s team beat host Burnley with two unanswered goals in the continued Premier League match.
In the first Premier League match this season, in Week 8, City and Liverpool drew 1-1 at the Etihad Stadium. The Reds went ahead with a penalty goal from Mohamed Salah, and Los Ciudadanos responded with a goal from Gabriel Jesús.
This time at Anfield, which can be said to have started to fade, it will be no wonder Manchester City win Liverpool.
