A total of 5 reasons why Liverpool will embarrass Manchester City in Week 13 of the 2023-2024 Premier League will be reviewed by SportReviews. The super big match will be held at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Saturday 25 November 2023.
Currently, The Citizens – Manchester City’s nickname – still lead the 2023-2024 Premier League standings with a collection of 28 points. Meanwhile, the Reds – Liverpool’s nickname – are in second place with 27 points. They also have a big chance of overtaking The Citizens.
Of course, Liverpool has a target to steal full points, even though they are playing at their opponent’s headquarters in order to beat their rival. There are at least 5 reasons why Liverpool will embarrass Manchester City in the next match. What are the reasons?
Here are 5 reasons Liverpool will embarrass Manchester City in Week 13 of the 2023-2024 Premier League:
5. Have Positive Results
Liverpool has been in a positive trend since the start of their campaign in the 2023-2024 Premier League. In their last match, the Merseyside team successfully beat Brentford with a comfortable score of 3-0 and will be confident ahead of the match against The Citizens.
Manchester City, on the other hand, was held to a 4-4 draw by Chelsea in their previous match and will need to improve their performance this weekend. Because they have more positive results, the Reds are favored to embarrass the defending champions.
4. Win Head to Head
Liverpool have an impressive historical record against Manchester City. The Reds have won 108 of the 224 matches played between the two teams, compared to the Citizens’ 60 wins.
In 57 meetings between the two teams since 1995, Liverpool have collected 25 wins and Manchester City have only beaten the Reds 12 times. Meanwhile, 20 other matches ended in draws.
3. Only lost once in the Premier League this season
Liverpool is one point behind Manchester City in the 2023-2024 Premier League standings. However, Jurgen Klopp’s team have a better record, having only lost one defeat in the 12 matches played.
The only defeat experienced by the Reds was when they were humiliated by Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 at the opponent’s headquarters. Meanwhile, Manchester City have lost twice this season, to Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
2. Manchester Experienced a Storm of Injuries
Manchester City experienced a storm of injuries ahead of their match against Liverpool. Josep Guardiola’s team are expected to be without a number of their mainstay players, such as goalkeeper Ederson Moraes, who suffered an injury while playing for Brazil.
Then, Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones are still doubtful. Then, Mateo Kovacic, Nathan Ake, Matheus Nunes and Sergio Gomez may be absent, as well as Erling Haaland, who was withdrawn from his last match for the Norwegian national team.
1. Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez are in top form
Two Liverpool strikers, Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez, are in top form. Mo Salah scored four goals when the Egyptian national team won 6-0 over Djibouti in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the African zone, on 16 November 2023.
Meanwhile, Darwin Nunez successfully scored one goal when the Uruguay national team won 2-0 over Argentina in Buenos Aires. After that, Nunez scored two goals when Uruguay crushed Bolivia 3-0 also in the 2026 World Cup Qualification event, Wednesday 22 November 2023.
