Manchester Metropolis journey to Merseyside this weekend to tackle table-topping Liverpool within the hope of stopping an 11-point deficit from rising within the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola and his gamers are with out a win in any competitors for over a month, having misplaced 5 matches in a row earlier than throwing away a three-goal lead with quarter-hour remaining in opposition to Feyenoord on Tuesday evening to attract 3-3 within the UEFA Champions League.
The conflict in opposition to Liverpool marks the beginning of a busy run of fixtures throughout January, with mammoth clashes within the Premier League in opposition to the likes of Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Crystal Palace, in addition to a European away journey to Juventus.
Liverpool couldn’t be in additional contrasting kind nonetheless, shedding only one match and drawing one other throughout their Premier League fixtures up to now this season, and coming into the assembly with Manchester Metropolis off the again of a 2-0 win over Actual Madrid within the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola’s damage and health state of affairs stays largely unchanged this weekend, with John Stones and Mateo Kovacic anticipated to stay absent alongside the longer-term restoration processes of Rodri and Oscar Bobb.
As for Arne Slot, the Liverpool boss was hit with contemporary damage blows to Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley in midweek becoming a member of the likes of Alisson and Diogo Jota amongst others in being dominated out this weekend. Nevertheless, Trent Alexander-Arnold is now accessible.
Forward of kick-off at Anfield, right here is how each Arne Slot and Pep Guardiola have lined up their respective Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis sides in Premier League motion!
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