Liverpool v Manchester City
English Premier League
Saturday, 21 November, 2009
Anfield

The team most likely to drop out of the Big Four this season goes up against the team most likely to replace them in the Champions League next season. Saturday’s first act of Manchester v Liverpool (Manchester United host Everton later in the day) sees ’skint’ Liverpool host ‘moneybags’ Manchester City.

Just a point separates the two teams. Gerrard returns for Liverpool but the main concern for Manchester City will be their defensive frailties that have led them to concede too many goals (and lose precious points) in the race for the 4th spot.

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Liverpool v Manchester City – Preview and Prediction

Listen to Adrian Clarke and Iain Spragg discuss this weekend’s top football matches in Europe, including the Manchester United v Everton, Liverpool v Manchester City, Sunderland v Arsenal and Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen games. All of this weekend’s predictions and previews can be found on this week’s episode of the Soccerlens Podcast.

Liverpool’s fans will be concerned that the Reds have only won once in nine matches, even though only one league point separates them from their opponents. In these nine matches they have kept just one clean sheet – however the win and clean sheet described was against Manchester Utd, showing that Liverpool can still raise their game when it matters the most.

Supporters can also take heart from Liverpool’s head-to-head record against City – the last time the side beat Liverpool was back in 2003 with a 2-1 win.

The last four meetings between these two at Anfield have only produced five goals, at an average of 1.25 goals per game. And in the last four matches all bar one were goalless going into the break.

See our Premier League betting tips section for the best bets on the Liverpool-Manchester City game.

Prediction: Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City

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