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Liverpool

Liverpool charged by FA over Manchester City referee incident

Liverpool are charged with failing to control their players by the FA after surrounding referee Simon Hooper in last week's defeat to Manchester City.

Police investigating allegations of Liverpool team bus attack

General view of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium taken September 2018

Greater Manchester Police confirm that they are investigating allegations of a brick being thrown at Liverpool's team bus after their 4-1 defeat to Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola breaks Arsene Wenger Premier League record as Manchester City beat Liverpool

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates their first goal on April 1, 2023

Pep Guardiola breaks a Premier League winning record previously set by Arsene Wenger after Manchester City secured a deserved 4-1 victory against Liverpool on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola hails Manchester City's "perfect performance" in Liverpool victory

Manchester City's Jack Grealish shakes hands with manager Pep Guardiola after being substituted on April 1, 2023

Pep Guardiola labels Manchester City's performance in the 4-1 Premier League victory over Liverpool as "one of the best" in his seven years as manager at the club.

Jurgen Klopp: 'Liverpool wouldn't have beaten Manchester City against 10 men'

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on March 15, 2023

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes that his side would not have beaten a 10-man Manchester City side following their 4-1 beating at the hands of the champions.

Mohamed Salah emulates Ian Rush goalscoring feat against Manchester City

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scores their first goal on April 1, 2023

Mohamed Salah becomes the first Liverpool player since 1986-87 to score in four different games against an opponent in a single season courtesy of his strike against Manchester City.

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Man City 6-0 Burnley
Saturday, March 18 at 5.45pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Liverpool

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool
Wednesday, March 15 at 8pm in Champions League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 67.07%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for Liverpool had a probability of 16.43%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (7.78%) and 2-0 (6.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.2%), while for a Liverpool win it was 1-2 (4.14%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester City	Draw	Liverpool
67.07%	16.5%	16.43%

Both teams to score 68.94%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

77.32%

22.67%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

58.18%

41.82%

Manchester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

93.56%

6.43%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

75.92%

24.08%

Liverpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.68%

26.32%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.55%

61.45%

Score Analysis

Manchester City 67.07%

Liverpool 16.43%

Draw 16.5%

Manchester City	Draw	Liverpool
2-1 @ 8.51% 3-1 @ 7.78% 2-0 @ 6.37% 3-0 @ 5.83% 4-1 @ 5.34% 3-2 @ 5.19% 1-0 @ 4.64% 4-0 @ 4% 4-2 @ 3.56% 5-1 @ 2.93% 5-0 @ 2.19% 5-2 @ 1.96% 4-3 @ 1.59% 6-1 @ 1.34% 6-0 @ 1% Other @ 4.84% Total : 67.07%	1-1 @ 6.2% 2-2 @ 5.68% 3-3 @ 2.31% 0-0 @ 1.69% Other @ 0.62% Total : 16.5%	1-2 @ 4.14% 2-3 @ 2.53% 0-1 @ 2.26% 1-3 @ 1.84% 0-2 @ 1.51% Other @ 4.16% Total : 16.43%

How you voted: Man City vs Liverpool

Manchester City

61.0%

Draw

13.5%

Liverpool

25.5%

Head to Head

Dec 22, 2022 8pm

Round of 16

3-2

Braut Haaland (10'), Mahrez (47'), Ake (58')

Carvalho (20'), Salah (48')
Bajcetic (35')

Oct 16, 2022 4.30pm

1-0

Salah (76')
Fabinho (63')

Jul 30, 2022 5pm

Final

3-1

Alexander-Arnold (21'), Salah (83' pen.), Nunez (90+4')
Nunez (90+5')

Alvarez (70')
Dias (83')

Apr 16, 2022 3.30pm

Semi-Finals

2-3

Grealish (47'), Silva (90+1')
Jesus (27'), Fernandinho (57')

Konate (9'), Mane (17', 45')
Fabinho (37'), Keita (48'), Mane (61')

Apr 10, 2022 4.30pm

2-2

Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City

De Bruyne (5'), Jesus (36')
Silva (40')

Jota (13'), Mane (46')
Robertson (28'), Alcantara (61'), Fabinho (83'), van Dijk (89')

Form Guide

Man City 6-0 Burnley

Man City 7-0 RB Leipzig

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

Bristol City 0-3 Man City

Bournemouth 1-4 Man City

Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool

Bournemouth 1-0 Liverpool

Liverpool 7-0 Man Utd

Liverpool 2-0 Wolves

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool

Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid

Build-up

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp looks dejected after the match on March 15, 2023

Liverpool aiming to avoid worst losing run since 2009

Liverpool could match an unwanted 14-year feat when they face Premier League champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday lunchtime.

Pep Guardiola delivers Erling Braut Haaland injury update ahead of Liverpool clash

Erling Braut Haaland celebrates his hattrick for Manchester City on October 2, 2022

Pep Guardiola reveals that Manchester City striker Erling Braut Haaland is "recovering" and will be assessed in training ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash against Liverpool.

Liverpool's Darwin Nunez fit to face Manchester City, Luis Diaz ruled out

Luis Diaz in action for Liverpool on September 13, 2022

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confirms that Darwin Nunez is in contention to face Manchester City, but the game comes too soon for Luis Diaz.

Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez return to Liverpool training ahead of Manchester City game

Luis Diaz celebrates scoring Liverpool's first on August 27, 2022

Liverpool attackers Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez take part in team training on Thursday ahead of Saturday's Premier League trip to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City.

Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland misses training ahead of Liverpool clash

Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring their third goal and his hat-trick on March 18, 2023

Manchester City striker Erling Braut Haaland is absent from training ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.

How Liverpool could line up against Manchester City

Liverpool's Darwin Nunez and manager Jurgen Klopp pictured during training on February 20, 2023

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Manchester City.

How Manchester City could line up against Liverpool

Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland pictured in March 2023

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Liverpool.

Liverpool team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Manchester City

Rangers defender Leon King challenging Liverpool winger Luis Diaz on October 4, 2022.

Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Manchester City.

Manchester City team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Liverpool

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Liverpool.

Erling Braut Haaland's father issues pessimistic injury update ahead of Liverpool clash

Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland pictured on the substitutes' bench before the match on November 9, 2022

Erling Braut Haaland's father reveals that the Manchester City striker is "touch and go" to face Liverpool in the Premier League after the international break.