Liverpool will host Manchester City tonight (Sunday, 18:30) for the biggest game in the English league between the two best coaches in the world: Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. The German’s apprentices will want to maintain the balance at Anfield, where they lost to the Citizens only once in the last 19 years – in 2021 in a match that took place without an audience due to the Corona epidemic.
Liverpool squad: Alisson, James Milner, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Harvey Elliott, Diego Jota, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.
City vehicle: Ederson, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Joao Cancelo, Rodri, Kevin de Brauna, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Erling Holland.
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XI | Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (C), Bernardo, Haaland, Foden
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Grealish, Alvarez, Gomez, Laporte, Mahrez, Palmer, Lewis, Wilson-Esbrand#ManCity | @HaysWorldwide pic.twitter.com/PzQuOFuPPI— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 16, 2022
Guardiola’s contract expires at the end of the season and there are reports that he may go on a sabbatical. about that he said Klopp: “I would have preferred him to go on sabbatical for four years. In fact, it would be better if it had come out in the last four years. He is the best coach in the world.” Remember, twice in the last four years Liverpool finished below Manchester City by only one point.
Klopp He also referred to the fact that he did not lose to City in the last four meetings: “I didn’t know that. The players will have to work anyway, Anfield alone cannot beat City. Holland? Even if he is alone on the field, he should be guarded. He is a monster in a positive way.” When asked about the squad that City have compared to Liverpool, the German said:No one can compete with them. They have the best team in the world, and then they add the best striker. It doesn’t matter to them what the costs are, they can buy what they want.”
Guardiola He said before the game: “Holland? He is never out of the game, always focused. Liverpool is always a candidate for the championship, there is still a lot of time. They will always score, even if they are not at their best, we saw it this week in the Champions League. Anfield is a stadium that is always difficult.”
Estimated compositions
Liverpool: Alisson, James Milner, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Diego Jota, Roberto Firmino, Darwin Nunes, Mohamed Salah.
Manchester city: Ederson, Manuel Ekanji, Nathan Ake, Ruben Diaz, Rhodri, Kevin de Brauna, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish, Arling Holland, Phil Foden.