The northern derby match of the 13th round
Last updated: November 19, 2015 by Leon Marshal
Game details
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| Kick-off: | Saturday, 5:30pm |
| Venue: | The Etihad Stadium |
| Coverage: | Sky Sports 1, BBC 5 Live |
| Home form: | DWWWD |
| Away form: | LWWWD |
| Last season: | 3-1 |
| Competition: | The Premier League |
Manchester City and Liverpool will play for the 154th time in their history. The Reds have a big advantage in the Head to Head matches. They have won on 72 occasions, 28 of them were away from home. Manchester City’s home victories over Liverpool are 28. There has been 21 draws in Manchester.
The Reds are performing well away from home. Liverpool haven’t lost for 5 games in all competitions. The players have already got on with their new head coach and now the team can only improve. Moreover, The Merseysiders have conceded only 3 goals in their last 5 away games (2 victories and 3 draws). The bad news for Klopp is that 6 key players are injured and won’t take part in the match.
Manchester City showed they have difficulties against teams with a strong defensive approach. The Citizens drew 0-0 against Aston Villa in their visit to Villa Park. That was the second time from the beginning of the season were City couldn’t score a goal. In addition, the City players will have in mind the next Champions League game against Juventus and they might not be concentrating enough for the upcoming fixture.
Team News
The Argentinian left back Pablo Zabaleta is suffering from a knee ligament injury and won’t be ready to play against Liverpool.
The Liverpool captain James Milner, who is ex Man City player, has received a hamstring problem and won’t be fit for the game.
The youngsters Flanagan and Rossiter are both injured. Another main omission for The Reds is Sturridge, who is suffering from a knee injury.
Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri and David Silva have recovered from their injuries and will be able to help their team against The Merseysiders.
Quotes of the week
Manuel Pellegrini (Manchester City) :
“I was not happy in the way we were playing, so we needed a change.”
Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) :
“We press very high with the intention of trying to make the other team lose the ball close to their goal. If we do it right, and win the ball back in these areas, it gives us a better chance to score.”
Expected line-ups:
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| Manchester City (4-2-3-1): | Hart, Sagna, Kolarov, Kompany, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Fernando, Sterling, Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero. |
| Subs | Mangala, Toure, Navas, Caballero, Bony, Delph, Nasri. |
| Injured: | Zabaleta. |
| Doubtful: | — |
| Not available: | — |
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| Liverpool (4-5-1): | Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Skrtel, Sakho, Henderson, Leiva, Can, Coutinho, Adam Lallana, Benteke. |
| Subs | Bogdan, Ibe, Firmino, Allen, Moreno, Origi, Enrique. |
| Injured: | Flanagan, Ings, Milner, Rossiter, Sturridge, Gomez |
| Doubtful: | — |
| Not available: | — |
Key Battle
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Toure this season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Minutes | Goals | Shots per game | Assists | MotM | Yellows | Reds | |
| 11 | 877 | 2 | 3,2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
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Milner this season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Minutes | Goals | Shots per game | Assists | MotM | Yellows | Reds | |
| 11 | 964 | 1 | 1,5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
So far this season
| . | . | . |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester City this season | Liverpool this season | |
| 1 | League Position | 10 |
| 5 (3) | (at home) Wins (away) | 2 (2) |
| 6-1 vs. Newcastle | Biggest win | 3-1 vs. Chelsea |
| 0 (2) | (at home) Draws (away) | 2 (3) |
| 1 (1) | (at home) Losses (away) | 2 (1) |
| 1-4 to Tottenham | Biggest Defeat | 0-3 to West Ham |
| Aguero (6) | Top scorer | Benteke, Coutinho (4) |
| Silva (6) | Assist Leader | Milner (3) |
| Y24, R0 | Discipline | Y26, R1 |
| 2 | Failures to score | 3 |
| 7 | Clean Sheets | 4 |
| 5 | Both Teams to Score Games | 7 |
| 7 | Over 2.5 Games | 5 |
| 5 | Under 2.5 Games | 7 |
- Manchester City have won their last 5 home games, but have conceded a goal in each of them. However, they have scored 20 (4 on average).
- The last match between these two teams at The Etihad Stadium ended with a 3-1 victory for The Citizens. Jovetic scored twice and Aguero added a goal for the win.
- Liverpool haven’t won at The Etihad Stadium since 2012 when they recorded a 1-0 victory with Gerrard’s goal from the penalty spot.
- 4 of the last 8 games between these two teams have finished with a 2-2 final score. There has been 40 draws from 153 games in total.
Head to Head
| Last 5 meetings between the two sides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Competition | Game Result | First Goal-scorer |
| 01/03/15 | The Premier League | Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City | J. Henderson 11′ |
| 25/08/14 | The Capital One Cup | Manchester City 3-1 Liverpool | S. Jovetić 41′ |
| 31/07/14 | Friendly | Manchester City 2-2(P) Liverpool | S. Jovetić 53′ |
| 13/04/14 | The Premier League | Liverpool 3-2 Manchester City | R. Sterling 6′ |
| 26/12/13 | The Premier League | Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool | Coutinho 24′ |