Football tips today for Man City – Liverpool

Manchester City hosts Liverpool at the Etihad in the biggest Premier League derby of the weekend. These are the two clubs which compete for the title and this makes the match really important. Let’s preview it in our football tips today.

Man City’s advantage in front of Liverpool in the standings is just one point at the moment. This means that Jurgen Klopp’s team can overtake the Cityzens as a leader if they manage to win at the Etihad. At the same time Guardiola’s boys will to increase their lead to four points.

During the week Manchester City had a tough challenge against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, but managed to secure a 1-0 win at home. The Spanish team played well in defense and it was a problem for the Cityzens, but Kevin De Bruyne scored the winning goal in the second half. He used an assist from Phil Foden and made the decisive strike.

Most likely Pep Guardiola will rotate the line-up again. Players like Phil Foden and Jack Grealish started from the bench against Atletico, but they could be in the starting eleven against Liverpool. The bad news is that Ruben Dias remains sidelined with an injury.

Liverpool also had a game in the Champions League 1/4-finals and they also secured a win. The Reds faced Benfica away from home and made a good enough performance to get a 3-1 win. Ibrahima Konate and Sadio Mane scored in the first half while Luis Diaz scored the third one in the last minutes of the game.

The manager Jurgen Klopp chose Luis Diaz instead of Diogo Jota in the line-up against Benfica, but Jota could return in the line-up against City. The Portuguese striker has scored 20 goals in all competitions this season and he’s a solid contender to be included in the team.

That’s the football tips today for the Premier League derby fixture between Manchester City and Liverpool on Sunday. This game could be really important for the title race, so let’s see how it will go.