In recent years, the level of competition between Manchester City and Liverpool has continued to rise, pushing the Premier League title race to an unprecedented level. Tonight's summit clash is undoubtedly the most anticipated of the season.
Although Manchester City have won 18 of their last 23 matches, which is an ideal overall trend, some of those matches seem to be lacking the sharpness they deserve. Over the past month, the Blue Moons have put players such as Gabil Jenksis, Phil Cotton and Kialisu at the center of their attack, but the results have not been as good as they could have been. Meanwhile, center back Rubin Dias is out with an injury, and there is a slight lack of understanding between Napoli and Stones, which could be a potential pitfall in a high-powered matchup.
In contrast, Liverpool's form is much better, with 10 consecutive wins in the league. In this game, we can pay attention to whether they will bring new tactical changes. In last season's match against Man City, Liverpool played a formation between 4231 and 442, with Shadio Vinny and Diego Sotosar on the wings, and Mohamed Sana and Roberto Firmino as the double-arrows, which had a great impact on Man City's midfield organization and ball-control play, and helped them to take the lead. Now, with Luiz Diaz joining the team, the tactical space in the midfield is wider and manager Jurgen Klopp has more opportunities to make targeted deployments. Personally, I think Liverpool have a better chance of winning.
