Liverpool FC vs Manchester City FC
Anfield, Liverpool, England
1 April 2023 | 7:30AM EST | USA

After nearly a two week break, the Premier League is back….and with a BANG!  First thing Saturday morning, fans from the Western Hemisphere will wake up to the spine tingling chorus of You’ll Never Walk Alone being sung from the Anfield faithful as the Reds take on rivals City!

It’s been a season of injury, inconsistency, and infuriation for Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool squad.  As such, Liverpool, last year’s Runners-up of the Premier League and Champions League, have floundered though 26 matchdays, and currently sit sixth in the table and seven points adrift fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.  With just 12 matchdays remaining in the season, including a three game stint featuring Man City, Arsenal, and Chelsea to begin this final stretch, it’s imperative that the Reds get a result from this Saturday’s match if they expect to make a serious run at the Top 4.

Meanwhile for City, Pep Guardiola is simply looking for his squad to produce another solid performance, collect the three points available, and put renewed pressure on Premier League title challengers Arsenal.  With a win, the Cityzens would close the gap atop the table to just two points, albeit with Arsenal possessing a game in hand.  However, this fixture is coming directly off the back of the international window, which means Pep’s players could be tired and out of sink with one another.

LSB Prediction

Getting a result is of the utmost importance for both clubs, even if it’s for very different reasons.  As such, this match will be intense from the opening whistle.  City are loaded with talent, but the strain of the international break coupled with the Reds feeding off the Anfield crowd will lead to Liverpool producing a much needed result, and actually securing all three points. Liverpool 2 - 1 Manchester City