Author: Soccerhuz
The frenzy of the Premier League returns on Saturday and the notorious Supercomputer has had its say. The weekend of games will kick-off with arguably the best of the lot, as Manchester City host Liverpool in a 12.30pm kick-off that neither Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp are exactly ecstatic about. The top-flight action will culminate on Monday night, when Fulham welcome Wolves to Craven Cottage. And BetVictor have again deployed their predictive algorithm to predict the likely winner of each game, taking into account current standings and recent form – although perhaps not jet lag from international travel. Many pundits have labelled…
After getting the best part of a fortnight off for the international break, all 20 Premier League teams are back in action this weekend. There are plenty of entertaining match-ups, but few look more enticing than the Saturday lunchtime clash between Manchester City and Liverpool. Whoever wins at the Etihad Stadium will claim top spot, though Arsenal could yet finish the weekend in first after their Saturday evening trip to Brentford. Other matches include a relegation scrap between Sheffield United and Bournemouth, as well as Everton’s first Premier League game since they were handed a 10-point deduction. Mirror Football has picked out…
Liverpool are largely free of injury concern heading into Saturday’s huge Premier League clash with Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp’s side make the trip to the Etihad Stadium in the early kick-off, a slot he has previously complained about, as domestic action resumes following the final international break of the year. The Reds confirmed on Thursday that all of Ibrahima Konate, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones and Joe Gomez trained. They each missed the 3-0 win over Brentford earlier this month but could feature for what looks to be the most difficult task the League has to offer. All of that quartet were struggling with…
Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah are chasing goal landmarks as Liverpool return to action at Manchester City this weekend. The former is one goal away from 50 for the Reds in all competitions, while the latter needs two more strikes to bring up 200 since joining the club. Only four men have previously achieved the double century for Liverpool: Ian Rush (346), Roger Hunt (285), Gordon Hodgson (241) and Billy Liddell (228). Salah also needs one goal to reach the milestone of 150 in his Premier League career, two of which came while at Chelsea. Read on for more statistics…
James McConnell is almost lost for words when asked to reflect on his season so far. After being included in Jürgen Klopp’s senior squad during pre-season, the midfielder was on the bench for the Merseyside derby win over Everton at Anfield in October. McConnell then made his Reds debut against Toulouse and followed that up with a Premier League bow against Brentford earlier this month. “It’s been a bit crazy, hasn’t it?!” McConnell tells Liverpoolfc.com in the latest edition of our Meet the Academy series. “It’s certainly not what I expected at all. I’ve had lots of opportunities and I’d…
It was interesting going into the summer and thinking how long would it take Liverpool to get back alongside Manchester City and get competing again. I think it’s a bit early to say that, but they are competing right now in terms of when you look at the league table. So it feels like a really big game. Liverpool were so poor last season. There was always going to be an improvement. Liverpool have made a start that I wouldn’t say is surprising, but it’s nice to see that it hasn’t taken so many new players time to settle in…
The Argentine, who joined Liverpool for £35m from Brighton in the summer, has predominantly been playing at the base of a newly-formed midfield. But Mac Allister now faces his biggest examination in the number six role against the treble winners and current league leaders Man City at the Etihad Stadium. Sky Sports pundit Carragher joined the latest podcast episode of Essential Football to assess Mac Allister’s role in the top-of-the-table clash, whether Liverpool have closed the gap to Man City and is asked for his prediction for the match… Mac Allister faces acid test He’s a completely different type of…
The Premier League returns after yet another monotonous international break and it certainly starts with a bang for Liverpool supporters. The Reds travel to Manchester City in the ludicrously-timed early Saturday kick-off, the sternest test of Liverpool’s credentials this season by quite some distance. Jurgen Klopp’s side haven’t enjoyed much success at the Etihad in recent years, failing to win at Man City in the Premier League since 2015. Martin Skrtel scored that day, while Eliaquim Mangala put in his own net, so times have certainly changed. The Reds got back to winning ways before the international break, blitzing Brentford at Anfield…
This is one you won’t want to miss! Man City take on Liverpool live on Sky Sports at 12.30pm on Saturday as the Premier League returns. This fixture has delivered on average three goals per game and some classic meetings over the years. Just a point separates the two sides – something has got to give! Liverpool and the 12.30pm kick-off is an angle punters can exploit. There is substance there. Many readers of Liverpool persuasion will shoot this down based on back-to-back victories over Wolves and Everton this season in that particular timeslot but I’m yet to be convinced. Jurgen Klopp’s side broke a six-game…
City lead second-placed Liverpool by just a point as the two rivals prepare to once again go head to head, with boss Pep Guardiola claiming he has been surprised by his side’s impressive start to the campaign so far. In fact, last season’s Treble winners will be looking to make it 24 home wins in a row in all competitions against Liverpool this weekend. “Honestly, I could not expect to be in this position at the start of the season,” said Guardiola in Friday’s pre-match press conference. “We have five teams so tight, but we are there. It’s an important…