Liverpool vs Manchester City Prediction

Both teams are coming off the back of poor runs, and their defenses have been conceding cheap goals. This looks like a match will end in a stalemate, but the best bet is for both teams to score

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Anfield, Merseyside

Date: Sunday, 8^th February 2026

Time: 5:30 pm Nigerian time

Supported by the red half of Merseyside and the red half of North London, Liverpool welcome fellow Premier League powerhouses Manchester City to Anfield for Sunday's main event.

The hosts enter gameweek 25 four places and eight points worse off than Pep Guardiola's men in the Premier League table, but with an identical record from their last six top-flight games - one defeat, four draws and a measly one win.

Head-to-head:

• Liverpool have won 23 of the 57 Premier League meetings between the two teams.

• Manchester City recorded 13 victories.

• The remaining 21 clashes ended in draws.

• The most common result of matches between Liverpool and Manchester City is 1-1. 10 matches have ended with this result.

• Manchester City sit at second place, and Liverpool sit in sixth place in the points table.

• Manchester City won the last game against Liverpool by 3-0

• Nine of their last 10 encounters produced at least two goals.

Form:

• Liverpool in the league: D-D-D-L-W

• Liverpool in all competitions: D-W-L-W-W

• Man City in the league: D-D-L-W-D

• Man City in all competitions: L-W-W-D-W

Team News:

The Reds will miss several players due to injury. Jeremie Frimpong, Joe Gomez, Leoni, Alexander Isak and Conor Bradly are all out for the upcoming clash. The rest of the players are fit to play.

Ruben Dias is doubtful for the match, while Jeremy Doku, Josko Gvardiol, Jones Stones, Mateo Kovacic, and Savinho are all injured for City. The rest of the squad is fit to play.

Player(s) to watch:

• Dominik Szoboszlai maestro has had a decent season so far. Due to an injury crisis in the squad, he played as a right back and did quite well, which shows how good of a player he is. The Hungarian international is a leader on the pitch, and surely he will be hungry to perform well against their rival City. This season, he has played 31 matches in which he scored seven goals and provided six assists.

• Rayan Cherki has impressed everyone with his performance in his debut season with Manchester City. Cherki is considered to be the new De Bruyne of the Blues by the City fans. The expectations are huge on him, and even Guardiola is quite satisfied with his over all performance so far. His creativity and vision will be crucial for City to beat the Reds in the upcoming clash. This season, he has played 29 matches in which he scored nine goals and provided eight assists