Man City v Liverpool – Preview, Predictions and Best Bets

The Reds have won successive matches after a run of six losses in seven fixtures. City have won just two of their last 11 matches against Liverpool.

Match: Man City v Liverpool
When: Sunday, 09 Nov 2025

Man City Form

City have won six of their last seven matches, and have lost just once in the last 13 fixtures. After a surprise 2-2 draw away to Monaco, they won 1-0 at Brentford and beat Everton 2-0 at home. They allowed just one shot on target in each match.

After a 2-0 win at Villarreal in the Champions League, they lost 1-0 at Aston Villa. A 3-1 win at Swansea in the Carabao Cup saw them outclass the Swans with a 24-2 shot count. In the last week, they’ve beaten Bournemouth 3-1 and Dortmund 4-1. They dominated the first half in midweek before taking their foot off the gas.

Man City Team News

Mateo Kovacic is out injured for the next few months. Rodri was absent in midweek and is highly unlikely to start this match, although he could be on the bench.

Pep Guardiola is not set to make many changes to his XI. Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva are perhaps the two most likely alterations to the XI as both only featured as substitutes in midweek.

Man City Motivation

City desperately need a win. The gap to Arsenal is already six points and they can’t afford to let that increase.

Guardiola’s side will see a vulnerable Liverpool defence. Expect lots of underlaps and low crosses to test the Reds’ backline.

Liverpool Form

Arne Slot’s side came into this week on a run of six losses in seven matches. That streak included late defeats at Chelsea and at home to Man Utd, as their defensive woes were laid bare. A 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt was followed by a poor 3-2 loss at Brentford.

With a second-string XI, a 3-0 Carabao Cup defeat at Anfield vs Crystal Palace followed. With three tough matches this week, Liverpool have found a good level again. They beat Aston Villa 2-0 and convincingly beat Real Madrid 1-0 in midweek. They had 17 shots and forced Thibaut Courtois into eight saves in a very strong display.

Liverpool Team News

Arne Slot has confirmed that Alisson Becker will play no part in goal and right back Jeremie Frimpong is out. Alexander Isak will definitely not start, but he could return to the bench.

Curtis Jones returned in midweek. Liverpool must decide between Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo down the left flank for this one.

Liverpool Motivation

The Reds are slowly getting their confidence back. They will go to Man City and hope to get at least a point.

Slot is set to play with three genuine midfielders as he looks to keep things tighter defensively.

Key Stats

• Man City have won 13 of their last 19 league matches
• Man City’s Haaland has scored 31 goals in his last 21 matches for club and country
• Liverpool have lost 6 of their last 9 matches
• Liverpool have lost just 2 of their last 11 matches vs Man City

Verdict

This game is impossible to predict. Haaland should score and City are favoured as Liverpool’s defence is still looking vulnerable.

Best Bet: Man City win/draw double chance & Both Teams to Score at 1.93

Featured Bet: Man City win, both teams to score & Haaland to score anytime at 3.25