As far as title deciders go in 2018-19,
this one might come a bit early. Make no mistake, though: this game
is going to be a major deciding factor in where our title goes.
Manchester City host Liverpool knowing they have a seven point
deficit to make up. With this being the last league game between the
two sides, a win could be decisive: a win for City changes the mood
entirely, a win for Liverpool offers them a 10-point lead over City.
City News
Kevin de Bruyne has endured a
challenging season so far with fitness issues, and could potentially
miss out here again. Fabian Delph is out too, with a suspension, and
Ilkay Gundogan will likely miss out. Good news, though, is that John
Stones and Leroy Sane, a perpetual thorn in the side of Liverpool,
will be back.
We can expect to see Oleksandr
Zinchenko play again, though he was pretty poor against Southampton.
A potential game against the Liverpool attacking trio might see
Aymeric Laporte moved out to full-back. Kyle Walker could return, but
poor form means he might sit this one out.
Liverpool News
For Liverpool, there’s not much to
worry about in terms of injury. The challenge comes from how far they
go for it. For example, should they start with Xherdan Shaqiri? Or
Naby Keita? Jordan Henderson or Georginio Wijnaldum?
The options are expansive and it does
offer the Reds a few key changes to make. Throw in the fact that
their key defensive quarter of Dejan Lovren, Virgil van Dijk, Trent
Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson are all fit (so far) and they
should be in fine fettle here in terms of squad fitness.
Verdict
This could be the
game of the season. We suggest that City are the favorites given
their incredible home form, but Liverpool have a good record against
City under Klopp, so it should be a fantastic match either way. If we
had to call a score, we’d go for 2-2.
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