Sunday will provide the end of a Premier League era as Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City do battle one last time at Anfield.
With Klopp confirming he will leave the Anfield outfit at the end of the season, it adds yet another sub-plot to an already intriguing contest on Merseyside.
Reigning champions City find themselves just one point behind frontrunners Liverpool ahead of their short trip to the home of the Reds.
Both teams can ill afford to drop points as we enter the business end of the season but, with so little separating these great teams in the past, that’s just what might happen come the full-time whistle on Sunday.
- Draw
- Both teams to score
- Mohamed Salah to score anytime
Heavyweights Can Cancel Each Other Out
As mentioned, these two great teams have had some hard-fought contests over the years in the battle between the iconic tacticians Klopp and Guardiola.
In the last seven Premier League meetings between the clubs, four have ended in scoring draws.
The pair played out a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium earlier this season and, with even more on the line with just a point between them in the table, both might well have to settle for another draw on Sunday.
Both Side To Have Their Moments
While draws have been a theme at times in this fixture, there has been no shortage of drama and goals.
In the last 10 encounters between these sides in all competitions, nine of them have finished with both teams finding the back of the net.
In those 10 games, there have been a total of 37 goals scored, which bodes well for what sort of entertainment we can expect at Anfield on Sunday.
Considering the goalscoring trend, both teams to score is worth backing for this mammoth game.
Salah Loves This Fixture
The return to fitness of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah could not have come at a better time, after he came off the bench to feature in the Europa League win at Sparta Prague on Thursday.
Salah got some important minutes under his belt and all being well the Egyptian international should be named in the starting lineup for the weekend.
The former Chelsea and Roma star has certainly enjoyed this fixture over the years, scoring in four of the last five meetings between these teams in all competitions.
Failing to find the back of the net in the 1-1 draw earlier this term, Salah did get his name on the scoresheet in all four games between these sides last season.
The best players come to the fore on the big occasion and it does not get much bigger than this most likely final Premier League game between a Klopp and Guardiola side.
Salah already has 15 league goals to his name this season and is not far behind Golden Boot frontrunner Erling Haaland on 18.
Given his liking for this fixture, Salah is worth backing to find the back of the net on Sunday and potentially narrow the gap on Haaland in the Golden Boot race.
