Liverpool v Manchester City is the game of the week. Liverpool at home to city is not going to be an easy game. City losing to PSG in the champions, league they would like to give everything here. They won here last season. My prediction: Liverpool 3: 1 Manchester city. Other fixtures and predictions: Saturday 2nd October 2021. Manchester United v Everton 2:1 Burnley v Norwich City 2:2 Chelsea v Southampton 3:0 Leeds United v Watford 2:1 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United 2:1 Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal 2:2 Sunday 3rd October 2021. Crystal Palace v Leicester City 2:1 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa 2:1 West Ham United v Brentford 2:1 Liverpool v Manchester City 3:1 Manager: Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp Manager: Manager :City: Pep Guardiola Referee is : please log in to view this image PAUL TIERNEY Referee: Paul Tierney. Assistants: Lee Betts, Constantine Hatzidakis. Fourth official: Mike Dean. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Marc Perry.
LAWRO HAS GONE FOR 1:1 DRAW Liverpool v Man City (16:30 BST) Manchester City lost to Paris St-Germain in the Champions League in midweek, but they still put in a good performance. That Champions League group game was by far the least important of a big week for City that started with a brilliant win at Stamford Bridge, and ends at Anfield. City will be right at it again here, but so will Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp's side were not up against anyone of the same sort of quality in midweek, but they basically just swatted Porto away. "I am at Anfield for this one and I can't wait - these games are played at such a fierce intensity and are usually decided by fine margins." Lawro's prediction: 1-1 MVP's prediction: These are two absolutely amazing teams, playing really well and they are a threat the whole time. This is such an exciting game, the kind where everyone will be tuning in, whether they support one of the teams or not. It's horrible to try to call a winner, but I'd say Liverpool are possibly in slightly better form, and if they score first they will win. 3-1 Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Liverpool Manchester City Sunday 3rd October 4:00pmKick off 4:30pm Sky has gone for away win. Get Sky Sports A fixture to get the pulse racing. This modern-day rivalry between two sensational football teams is now the jewel in the Premier League crown. Usually fixtures of this magnitude and importance tend to steer me away from having a strong opinion as the markets are very well informed and the game can be settled by such fine margins. However, I think Manchester City are a backable price here at 6/4 with Sky Bet. I'm taking the best defence in the league to shut down what is perceived to be the best attack. I'm surprised the injury to Trent Alexander-Arnold hasn't affected the price for an away win more. He is absolutely pivotal for the way Liverpool construct their attacking patterns. Redknapp: In-form Salah will shine against City No Premier League player has created more chances than Alexander-Arnold this season. He has created 21 chances which is the joint-most along with Bruno Fernandes, despite the Liverpool man playing 90 minutes less. He has also played at least 14 more passes into the box than any other Premier League player. Jamie Carragher is right: he is a playmaker down the right flank. His absence should be just as important as if City were missing Kevin de Bruyne or Chelsea were without Romelu Lukaku, yet City's price for an away win hasn't been affected too much. please log in to view this image Even if Liverpool had their fabulous full-back, I'd still be interested in City shutting them out, so without him, my punting juices are fully flowing as this City defence is a beast. Chelsea failed to register a single shot on target vs City last weekend and this defence now hasn't conceded in the league since the opening day defeat to Tottenham. This is the bedrock for my interest in the 6/4 for an away win but I'm going fishing for a bigger price. With Ruben Dias in the City team, 21 of their 28 wins (75 per cent) have been without conceding a goal. Therefore, with Liverpool's main creative force in the stands, the jump from 6/4 to 7/2 with Sky Bet for City to win without conceding is too juicy to pass up and is worth some serious interest. SCORE PREDICTION: 0-2
