Liverpool may have already won the 2019/20 Premier League, but Jurgen Klopp’s team will want to end the season in style with a series of records that can still be broken, such has been the level of their performance so far. the season.
The next step for the Reds is a trip to Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola’s side 23 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League second, but they will seek to stop Klopp’s strong side recently.
Joel Matip, Xherdan Shaqiri and James Milner will be lost due to injury against City, and Klopp is likely to choose a family lineup.
So which lineup will Liverpool go to? And what will be the final score?
We used FIFA 20 for a bit of fun and a unique prediction ahead of this midweek Premier League clash.
Man City vs Liverpool expected score in FIFA 20
To configure this simulation, we used the launch mode in FIFA 20 but we did not select a team to control. Then we selected the teams and watched the game play alone, to give us a unique prediction.
The AI difficulty was set to legendary, with the lineup updated with the latest transfers, injuries, and suspensions, to make the simulation as realistic as possible.
We predict that Manchester city It could be established in a 4-3-3 formation, with its formation as follows; Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Mendy; Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez.
We predict that Liverpool It could be established in a 4-3-3 formation, with the formation as follows; Alisson Alexander-Arnold, Gómez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Henderson; Mane, Firmino, Salah.
FIFA 20 predicts that Liverpool will have to show a true fighting spirit in this game, in what could be an epic Premier League match.
In our simulation, Liverpool were quick to make their mark in this game, scoring with their first real shot in the tenth minute, when Gini Wijnaldum opened the scoring.
The Dutch midfielder crossed his scoreboard to head home from close range, coming to the end of a fantastic Roberto Firmino cross, with Ederson out of the question.
City were the team with the most possession after the goal, but the Reds looked quite comfortable, knowing they had a significant threat on the counterattack.
But just before halftime, City leveled the score through former Red Raheem Sterling, who reached the end of a low cross from the right, just ahead of Alisson, pushing home from close range.
Unbelievably, Liverpool returned the blow instantly in the first aggregate through Sadio Mane, with the Senegalese striker making a brilliant effort in the far corner of the edge of the City area to put the Reds ahead at halftime.
In the second half, City was pushing to try to score a tie, but that left them completely open in the back. Which, of course, Liverpool exploded with devastating effect.
Substitute Naby Keita entered the act in the 67th minute, with the midfielder scoring a short-range volley after Andy Robertson prepared it from the left.
And there was even time for the Reds to grab a quarter, as Fabinho found the net with 12 minutes to go, scoring a curly effort from the edge of the area to really rub the salt into the City’s wounds, being created by Trent. Alexander-Arnold. .
And that’s how it ended, with Liverpool completing a double over Manchester City in the 2019./20 season.
Full-time score: Man City 1-4 Liverpool
Here are the full-time match statistics.
The Reds actually surpassed overall possession in the end, after a dominant second half.
The man of the match in our simulation was the Reds’ right back, Trent Alexander-Arnold, who scored Fabinho’s goal and was excellent at all times.
FIFA 20 predicts Liverpool will have a tight first half before enjoying dominance in the second half against City, scoring four goals in total at Etihad Stadium to secure an impressive victory and extend their lead to the top of the table.
As always, this FIFA 20 simulator is a little fun before the game, so let’s see what happens against City on Thursday night.
What do you think the score will be? And what eleven do you think Liverpool will go with in the Etihad?
Jurgen Klopp would surely take this result in real life!
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