S.P.Read Esq: Man City v Liverpool

Our daily columnist and pundit S.P. Read Esq. looks ahead to the Premier League game on Saturday between MAN CITY v LIVERPOOL and finds the best opportunities available on Star Spreads, the home of sports spread betting.

The Premier League swings back into action this weekend with plenty of odds-on chances on the coupon.

The ‘Manchester double’ will no doubt prove popular with punters and both matches book-end Saturday’s Premier League action.

First up, at 12.45pm, is Watford v Man U, but it’s the Man City v Liverpool game at 5.30pm that makes most appeal.

Man City currently head the table on goal difference over Arsenal but it’s so close at the top that Man U, in fourth, would leap to the top if beating Watford. So come tea-time, there could be a little more pressure on their neighbours City to deliver. However, City are particularly strong at home and have now won 12 of their last 13 League games at the Etihad.

Liverpool have undoubtedly looked better in the Jurgen Klopp era and have lost just one of their seven games. The wins have included a sensational 3-1 defeat of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and their sole defeat came at home to Crystal Palace in their latest match.

This same fixture was one-sided last season with City winning 3-1 and Liverpool only getting a consolation via an own goal late on.

The team news will be particularly interesting, given that there is speculation that both Sergio Aguero and Daniel Sturridge could both return after injury.

Klopp will make a late decision on whether to include Daniel Sturridge who has yet to play under the new boss. Klopp said: “He is as fit as he can be after a long break. Of course he is not at 100% and we have to see. But because he is that skilled maybe we should include him. As a striker, sometimes five minutes are enough.”

Man City v Liverpool
Premier League
17:30 Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports 1 HD

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Maximum 10 matches)
Mar 2015 PREMIER Liverpool 2-1 Man City
Aug 2014 PREMIER Man City 3-1 Liverpool
Apr 2014 PREMIER Liverpool 3-2 Man City
Dec 2013 PREMIER Man City 2-1 Liverpool
Feb 2013 PREMIER Man City 2-2 Liverpool
Aug 2012 PREMIER Liverpool 2-2 Man City
Jan 2012 CARLING CUP Liverpool 2-2 Man City
Jan 2012 CARLING CUP Man City 0-1 Liverpool
Jan 2012 PREMIER Man City 3-0 Liverpool
Nov 2011 PREMIER Liverpool 1-1 Man City

The last six league meetings between these two sides have produced an aggregate score of Man City 12 Liverpool 11. Hopefully, we will be in for goals again today and I’m buying total match goals at 2.95 with Star Spreads.

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