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This match could have been a pivotal contest in the title race, but Liverpool have already wrapped up the league title and the Citizens would need to melt down in a historical way to lose the second place of the standings. As a result, there's not much to play between these two sides except their respective sporting pride. Liverpool enter this game following a comfortable 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, while Manchester City fell 2-1 at Chelsea last week – that result granted the Reds their first league title in 30 years. This will be a clash of styles as well; Liverpool have the league's best defense with 21 goals conceded, while the Citizens own the division's most prolific attack with 77 goals scored. Which of these two star-studded sides will come out on top at the Etihad Stadium?
Recent Form
Manchester City: W3, L2
Liverpool: W3, D1, L1
Team News
Manchester City
OUT: Fernandinho (suspended), Eric Garcia (concussion), Sergio Aguero (knee)
Doubtful: None
Liverpool
OUT: Nathaniel Clyne (knee), Xherdan Shaqiri (calf), Joel Matip (foot)
Doubtful: James Milner (hamstring)
Expected Lineups
Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Nicolas Otamendi, Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri; Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling
Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum; Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
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This match could have been a pivotal contest in the title race, but Liverpool have already wrapped up the league title and the Citizens would need to melt down in a historical way to lose the second place of the standings. As a result, there's not much to play between these two sides except their respective sporting pride. Liverpool enter this game following a comfortable 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, while Manchester City fell 2-1 at Chelsea last week – that result granted the Reds their first league title in 30 years. This will be a clash of styles as well; Liverpool have the league's best defense with 21 goals conceded, while the Citizens own the division's most prolific attack with 77 goals scored. Which of these two star-studded sides will come out on top at the Etihad Stadium?
Recent Form
Manchester City: W3, L2
Liverpool: W3, D1, L1
Team News
Manchester City
OUT: Fernandinho (suspended), Eric Garcia (concussion), Sergio Aguero (knee)
Doubtful: None
Liverpool
OUT: Nathaniel Clyne (knee), Xherdan Shaqiri (calf), Joel Matip (foot)
Doubtful: James Milner (hamstring)
Expected Lineups
Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Nicolas Otamendi, Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri; Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling
Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum; Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
Top Picks
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool: Salah had one goals and one assist against Crystal Palace the last time out and remains alive in the race to finish as the Premier League's top scorer for the third straight season. The Egypt international has been prolific against City as well, scoring four times in eight matches against them.
Sadio Mane, Liverpool: Mane has four goals in his last eight Premier League matches and could be a strong captaincy alternative as well, as long as Liverpool manage to dominate the contest. His partnership with Salah and Roberto Firmino gives him added value as well.
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Dream11 Team
GK: Alisson Becker
DF: Kyle Walker
DF: Andrew Robertson
MF: Phil Foden
MF: Kevin De Bruyne
MF: Sadio Mane (VC)
MF: Riyad Mahrez
FW: Mohamed Salah (C)
FW: Roberto Firmino
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