Premier League

Pep Guardiola's men hope to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal as they host Jurgen Klopp's Reds.

Andy Robertson collects the loose ball and gives it to Alisson who looks to build a Liverpool attack from the back. Liverpool are out quickly and forced City to pass the ball back to John Stones. “Now it’s clear - top four is the only thing we can really go for,” he said. “Last year, we nearly won four trophies; but then this year, the trophies have gone early. 3 mins: Jack Grealish receives the ball on the left wing and flicks it down the line for Julian Alvarez to chase down. Kevin De Bruyne takes the free kick but knocks it square to Riyad Mahrez. He works it over to Kevin De Bruyne on the right side. He pulls the ball back to Rodri but the midfielder misses it before John Stones collects the ball. Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez stand over the dead ball after a quick conversation. Victory for [Jurgen Klopp’s](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/jurgen-klopp) men today would be a strong statement of their desire to finish the season well and would increase the pressure on top four rivals Tottenham and Newcastle. [uphill battle to finish in the Champions League](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-premier-league-fixtures-man-city-b2311104.html) qualification places. The reigning champions can therefore pile some pressure on Mikel Arteta’s team if they manage to defeat Liverpool.

Manchester City host Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday, and we simulated the clash to get a score prediction.

FIFA 23 predicts that City could pick up a big win against Liverpool, winning 4-2 in the simulation. Liverpool grabbed two goals in the final 10 minutes to halve the deficit, but it didn't prove dangerous, and City emerged victorious. Two goals down, the Reds were shellshocked, and in the 55th minute, City made it 3-0, with Julian Alvarez tapping Riyad Mahrez's dragged shot into the far corner after squeezing in between the Liverpool centre-backs. A short corner from Grealish saw himself and Kevin De Bruyne advance into the box, with Liverpool failing to put the duo under pressure. But, just six minutes after the restart Grealish notched a second as City gained a strong lead. But, City enter the game in tremendous form, winning five of their last five, scoring 19 and conceding none in that time.

Follow game Manchester City vs Liverpool live updates coverage, score and result online, prediction, TV channel, lineups and time of the 2022-2023 Premier ...

[Liverpool](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2022/05/29/1113008-real-madrid-hang-on-to-win-their-14th-uefa-champions-league-final.html), and that lives a not very good phase in the English [Championship](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2022/07/17/1117235-canada-looking-for-glory-against-the-usa.html), being the current 6th place of the tournament. The Gunners also have a seven-point lead over the [Citizens](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/mlb/2022/11/03/1128387-2022-world-series-game-4-astros-no-hit-phillies-to-even-series.html). On the other hand, [Manchester City](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2022/03/18/1105526-real-madrid-to-face-chelsea-as-uefa-champions-league-quarterfinal-draw-made.html)is living a better moment, as they are 2nd and still dreaming of the possibility of becoming champions and taking the lead from [Arsenal](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2023/01/24/mls/1135608-orlando-city-2023-mls-season-preview.html). Both teams face each other in the 29th round of the [Premier League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/data/premier-league)2022/23. However, they have lost twice, 1-0 to Real Madrid in the [Champions League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2023/02/21/1138415-real-madrid-battle-back-to-stun-liverpool-with-massive-comeback.html) and to Bournemouth in the [Premier League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/data/premier-league), after beating Manchester United 7-0. The Reds are the first out of the qualification zone for European competitions next season and have already fallen out of the [Champions League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2022/10/17/1126649-karim-benzema-wins-2022-ballon-dor.html). For this, they need to take a seven-point lead over [Tottenham](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2021/04/19/1068037-12-teams-confirm-for-european-super-league.html), which is in 4th place, but has [Newcastle](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2019/03/23/nwsl/974140-taylor-smith-signs-with-reign-fc.html)ahead of them, with five points more. Thus, the only chance of reaching the Champions League in 2023/24 would be through the [Premier League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/data/premier-league). [Premier League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/data/premier-league). They beat Leipzig 7-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. They beat Leipzig 7-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Billing scored the goal in the 28th minute of the first half and was unable to respond.

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The Spaniard escapes a second booking. Rodri bundles Gakpo to the ground. Trent escapes a booking for a foul on Grealish. From the free-kick, Mahrez's low effort is put behind. Rodri is a lucky boy for escaping a second booking. -

Minute-by-minute report: Premier League action resumes with a humdinger. Join Scott Murray for all the action.

[Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) want a second yellow. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) out on the right. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) look a beaten docket. Alvarez dribbles around the penalty spot and struggles to get a shot away. Gakpo dribbles in from the left and aims a curler towards the far corner. Ake miscontrols and Gakpo attempts to get to the loose ball. City have enjoyed 84 percent of possession in the last five minutes. Strange thing, confidence: Liverpool were giving City a good game in the first half. After a 874-pass move, Mahrez cuts in from the right and wins a corner off Van Dijk. 80 min: “You’re getting sacked in the morning.” The City fans serenading Klopp. Grealish, running in from the left, creams a volley towards the bottom left. The visitors hanging on, in the hope of retaining at least a scrap of dignity.

Reigning champions City welcome usual the Reds to the Etihad Stadium, but the latter's usual title hopes are long over as they instead bid for an unlikely ...

We have to judge him every day how he deals with the intensity but it looks really promising." "It was fantastic to have him back, such an energiser and boost, but he will not train today with us. "The advantage is that they are eight points in front of us, this is the real advantage. "You have to prove it every single day again and again and again. "I would love to be in the position of Arsenal, rather than the experience of winning four Premier Leagues in five years," the Spaniard said. It is a huge blow for City, who will also be without Phil Foden, as they look to keep the pressure on title favourites Arsenal.

Adrian Clarke picks out three key battles between players and teams going head-to-head in Matchweek 29. Player analysis - Julian Alvarez.

Haaland leads the Premier League scoring charts with 28 goals and has hit nine in his last three games in all competitions.

Haaland’s father, Alf-Inge, was quoted by Norwegian TV during the week saying his son had traveled to Barcelona for treatment. “It is not a big issue but today he was not right.” “He is not fit.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will miss Saturday's crunch Premier League game against Liverpool with a groin injury.

Life is risks and sometimes you have to take them. "The doctors and the player will decide if he feels good. He's scored a lot of goals, he's scored a lot, always we are a team to score a lot of goals in the season, this is what we try to do until the end of the season."

Manchester City host Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium in a fixture which could have season defining implications for both teams.The Athletic will have all ...

Like Chelsea, 4.30pm is City’s weakest start time although, having been the best team over the last 10 seasons, they still average 1.61 PPG from 28 matches. 1' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 2' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 5' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 7' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 8' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 9' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 10' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 11' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 13' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 14' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool 16' Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool

Mohamed Salah had given the Reds the lead at Etihad Stadium after 17 minutes with a fine first-time finish, before Julian Alvarez netted an equaliser 10 ...

Grealish had saved a goal and then created one moments later. Jota ran through on goal but was held up by Manuel Akanji, though he did manage to lay the ball off. And in minute 53 City then secured a two-goal advantage when Gundogan was in position to convert from inside the area, after an initial shot from Alvarez had been blocked.

Manchester City brushed off the absence of Erling Haaland to keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a resounding 4-1 win over rivals ...

Manuel Akanji and Jordan Henderson also got involved in a running battle. Much of the build-up to the game had focused on the fitness of the prolific Haaland, who has scored 42 goals in all competitions for City this season. The final score underlined the gap that has opened up between the clubs this season with champions City now 22 points ahead of the side that took them to the wire last year.

Goals from Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish moved the defending champions back to within five points of Arsenal at the top of ...

Liverpool have now conceded three or more goals in nine games this season and the punishment did not end there for the visitors. If City's first two goals were the fruit of collective brilliance, Liverpool's defending for the third summed up a miserable season for Klopp's men. Alvarez was the creator this time as his cross-field pass freed Mahrez to race into acres of space behind the Liverpool defence. Despite the absence of their 42-goal striker, Pep Guardiola's men made a positive start as Alisson Becker was forced into saves from Gundogan and Rodri before Riyad Mahrez fired a free-kick inches wide. A chastening defeat leaves Jurgen Klopp's men still seven points adrift of the top four down in sixth. Manchester City coped without the injured Erling Haaland to keep the Premier League title race alive by coming from behind to thrash Liverpool 4-1 on Saturday.

The English Premier League title race is reaching its crucial stage or, as former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson used to describe it, "squeaky bum ...

The Gunners also enjoyed a convincing win on Saturday, beating Leeds United 4-1 to maintain an eight-point advantage at the top of the table. If both teams continue to perform as they have been doing, the tie that could be crucial in the title race is the match between the two at the Etihad on April 26, after which City will have only six fixtures remaining and Arsenal five. Three second-half goals from City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday helped secure a comfortable and deserved win for the home team against a side that in previous seasons had been City’s only challenger for the league title.

Manchester City showed they can win without goal machine Erling Haaland as they put four goals past Liverpool at the Etihad.

Brighton and Brentford drew 3-3 in a result that saw both leapfrog Liverpool on the table and Brighton sneak into the top 6 on goal difference. It is also a result that is likely to place further scrutiny on Potter’s position after this latest blow to his early reign at Stamford Bridge. There is always a feeling we have not moved forward, that’s fair to say,” Potter said. City allowed the visitors just one goal in an entertaining 4-1 result. Nottingham Forest were denied a crucial win in their bid to stay clear of the relegation zone as Daniel Podence struck a late equaliser for Wolves in a 1-1 draw at the City Ground. Elsewhere on Saturday, Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with Wolverhampton, Arsenal stayed clear at the top of the table with a 4-1 win over Leeds and Bournemouth beat Fulham 2-1.