Manchester City make the trip to Anfield to take on Liverpool in a top of the table clash in the Premier League this Sunday. The two sides are barely separated and need a win to either retain the top spot or steal it.
Liverpool currently sit top of the Premier League after 27 games. The Reds have 19 wins, six draws and two losses, leaving them on 63 points, one point above Man City.
In their last five games in all competitions, Liverpool have five wins.
Despite being 1 - 0 down at halftime thanks to a goal from Chiedozie Ogbene, Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott all scored in the second half to give Liverpool the 4 - 1 win over Luton Town. In the Final of the League Cup, Liverpool took on Chelsea. Van Dijk scored the only goal of the game with two minutes of extra time to go to give Liverpool the 1 - 0 win and the Cup.
In the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, Liverpool hosted Championship side Southampton. A goal from Lewis Koumas and a brace from Jayden Danns gave Liverpool the 3 - 0 win over The Saints. Back in the Premier League, Liverpool bagged a controversial win over Nottingham Forest. Darwin Nunez scored a late goal in the 99th minute to give Liverpool the 1 - 0 win.
The last time out for Liverpool is the first leg of the Europa League Round of 16 against Sparta Prague. A brace from Nunez and goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Diaz and Dominik Szoboszlai gave Liverpool the 5 - 1 win over Sparta, a Conor Bradley own goal getting Sparta on the scoresheet.
Manchester City sit just below Liverpool in second in the Premier League. In 27 games, City have 19 wins, five draws and three losses which leaves them on 62 points, one point behind Liverpool and one point above Arsenal.
In their last five games in all competitions, Man City have five wins.
Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the game in the 71st minute to give Man City the 1 - 0 win over Brentford, restricting The Bees to just 30% of the possession. It was another 1 - 0 win for Man City, this time against Bournemouth. Phil Foden scored in the 24th minute to give City the 1 - 0 win.
In the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, Man City took on fellow Premier League side Luton. Jordan Clark did grab a brace for Luton but an impressive five goals from Haaland and a goal from Mateo Kovacic gave City the 6 - 2 win. Back in the Premier League, City took on Manchester United in the Manchester derby. Despite the early goal from Marcus Rashford, a brace from Foden and a goal from Haaland in the second half gave Man City the 3 - 1 win.
The most recent outing for City was against Copenhagen in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16. Early goals from Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez gave City the 2 - 0 lead, but Mohamed Elyounoussi got Copenhagen on the scoresheet. However, a goal from Haaland secured the 3 - 1 win for City.
Liverpool and Manchester City have met 225 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1893. Liverpool have dominated this fixture with 108 wins in comparison to Man City’s 60 wins, with the other 57 games ending in a draw.