Man City Vs Liverpool: The Citizens' Big Four Mission Begins

Manchester City will start the mission of the last four of the Premier League against Liverpool (Instagram/@mancity).

JAKARTA - The leader of the Premier League standings, Liverpool, will travel to Manchester City's house on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 23.30 WIB.

Manchester City came to this match after being humiliated 1-3 (3-6 aggregate) at the hands of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the knockout phase of the Champions League.

The result confirmed Pep Guardiola's elimination for the first time before the last 16 of the Champions League as manager.

Liverpool also slipped in Birmingham, losing points against Aston Villa with a 2-2 draw.

The Reds manager, Arne Slot, hopes his team can repeat their heroism from the last time the two teams met in December 2024.

At that time, Liverpool beat The Citizens 2-0 at Anfield, with Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo scoring.

However, Liverpool's last win at the Etihad came in the 2017/2018 Champions League quarter-finals, while their last league win at home to Manchester City came in the 2015/2016 season.

That note could be a relief for Guardiola, who is shifting his focus to start his finishing mission in the last four of the Premier League after being knocked out in the Champions League.

Despite having problems this season, Manchester City have a record third best home in the league. They managed to beat Newcastle United 4-0 in the last league game.

With Bournemouth and Chelsea just one point behind Manchester City in fourth place, the win over Liverpool will greatly help them secure the top four.

Meanwhile, Liverpool will try hard to maintain their lead over Arsenal in the title race.

So far, the Reds are still eight points ahead with one game more. However, there is a big chance for the Gunners to erode it to a five-point difference if they can beat West Ham United on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

The Manchester City vs Liverpool match will be tight, it could be high tension given their gain in the middle of the week. Both teams will try to get up with a win in the league.

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Formation Forecast

Manchester City: Ederson (K); Josko Gvardiol, Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias, Rico Lewis; Nico Gonzalez, Mateo Kovacic, Kevin De Bruyne; Omar Marmoush, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden

Liverpool: Alisson Becker (K); Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai; Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah