After impressive win against Atalanta we are away to Manchester City on Sunday, this is a game neither Manchester City or Liverpool wants to lose. This is going to be a difficult game, I strongly believe we are going to take something from this game. I am going for Manchester City 2: 2 Liverpool, Other fixtures and predictions: Friday 6th November Brighton & Hove Albion vs Burnley 2:1 Southampton vs Newcastle United 2:2 Saturday 7th November. Everton vs Manchester United 2 :2 Crystal Palace vs Leeds United 2:1 Chelsea vs Sheffield United 2:0 West Ham United vs Fulham 2:1 Sunday 8th November West Bromwich Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur 2:2 Leicester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers 2:0 Manchester City vs Liverpool 2:2 Arsenal vs Aston Villa 2:0
LAWRO HAS GONE FOR HOME WIN !. Man City v Liverpool (16:30 GMT) Liverpool boss Klopp has got decisions to make in defence and attack. Up front, I am a big fan of Roberto Firmino and what he does for the team but Diogo Jota has got the same work ethic and is scoring goals too - he is on fire at the moment. At the back, if Joel Matip is fit I would pair him with Joe Gomez. Nathaniel Phillips and Rhys Williams have done well - against West Ham and Atalanta respectively - but this is a very different game, with far more pressure involved and against a much better side. Whoever Klopp goes with, it is not a good time for them to be going to the Etihad while they are trying to build a new partnership because any mistake they make will be pounced upon. That's why I am going for City to win. Liverpool are going into this round of fixtures on top of the table so there is no suggestion they are struggling - it is just they are not at their very best at the moment. They are going to lose games and the title race is going to be tighter than last year, I have no doubts about that. Liverpool will still cause City problems on Sunday too, though. Aymeric Laporte and Ruben Dias have looked solid at the back so far, but they haven't been properly tested yet. That will happen here - and it not just about the two centre-backs, it is the whole back four who get a workout when you play Liverpool. They come at you from all angles and if there is a weakness, they sniff it out. Lawro's prediction: 2-0 Amy's prediction: Liverpool had that terrible defeat against Aston Villa, but they are still top. The Reds have been grinding out results, rather than playing with any glamour, but they are still very difficult to beat. 2-2
JONE KNOWS FOR SKY SPORTS HAVE GONE FOR AWAY WIN: Manchester City vs Liverpool, Sunday, 4.30, live on Sky Sports (Play Super 6 Extra here!) A monster of a football match. I just hope we get a cleanly run affair in order to gauge a true understanding of what levels these two teams are operating at. For the last two campaigns, these two have been streets ahead of the rest. Is that still the case? Are these two still the standard-bearers for the Premier League? I would say Liverpool certainly are. Barring the anomaly at Aston Villa, they have put in some excellent performances with their full-backs, central midfield and deadly front three still the best in the business. However, I am yet to be convinced that City are the same beast though. I would say they are massively vulnerable this season for a top-two finish. This has been the worst start after six league games in Guardiola's 12-season senior managerial career. His City side have won fewer games, scored fewer goals and conceded more goals than in any of his previous seasons in charge of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City. At this stage of last season, City had already scored 24 goals, they have just nine this time around. The intensity without the ball has also looks toned down, something that you cannot accuse Liverpool of. I think this is a bigger game for City than it is for Liverpool in that regard. They have more questions to answer. More points to prove. A defeat would leave them nine points adrift of Jurgen Klopp's team. Even at this stage, that is a huge gap to chase down. All those factors make Liverpool a very tempting proposition at 12/5 for an away win. It is not often you can get prices of such juice about a team than ran away with the title just a few months ago and remain consistently operating to the same performance level. JONES KNOWS PREDICTS: 1-3 (20/1 with Sky Bet) Dunne: City vs Liverpool almost a title-decider A defeat would leave them nine points adrift of Jurgen Klopp's team. Even at this stage, that is a huge gap to chase down. All those factors make Liverpool a very tempting proposition at 12/5 for an away win. It is not often you can get prices of such juice about a team than ran away with the title just a few months ago and remain consistently operating to the same performance level.
