Match Day 8
Liverpool vs Manchester City
Monday, October 8th, 2018
00:30am (GMT+8 Timing)
Stadium: Anfield
Liverpool:
Last five matches form: W W W W D
Average goals per match: 2.14
Average goals against per match: 0.43
Top Scorer: Sadio Mané (4)
Manchester City:
Last five matches form: D W W W W
Average goals per match: 3.00
Average goals against per match: 0.43
Top Scorer: Sergio Agüero (5)
The best is very much saved until last on Match Day 8 in the Premier League, as we have one of then biggest games of the season taking place at Anfield. Title hopefuls Liverpool are the hosts as defending champions Manchester City come to town.
Manchester City stuffed Liverpool 5-0 at the Etihad at the start of last season, but by the end of the season Liverpool had beaten Pep Guardiola's men three times; twice in the Champions League and here at Anfield in the Premier League when coming out on top 4-3.
Both sides have begun the season in fine form. Manchester City winning six of seven, with the only blip coming when being held to a draw at Wolves. Liverpool likewise are six from seven with their only dropped points coming when drawing away at Chelsea last weekend.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain remains out for the home side for whom Adam Lallana and Naby Keita are also rated as a doubt. Kevin De Bruyne, Eliaquim Mangala, Claudio Bravo and Fabian Delph are out for the visitors.
Liverpool haven't quite looked the irresistible attacking force we have come to expect of late, including when failing to register a single shot on target against Napoli in the Champions League in midweek. City look the more reliable to get more than one goal, which will likely be needed to come out on top here having averaged and impressive three per game in the league this season. We will take the visitors to come out on top in what may be a thriller.
Prediction: Liverpool 2 - 3 Manchester City