Manchester City vs Liverpool: prediction for the English Premier League match

Manchester City look confident in the Champions League, where after finishing on top of Group A, the Sky-Blues crushed Sporting CP in the first knockout match (5:0 on aggregate). In the first leg of their quarterfinal tie, Man City got a slender victory over Atletico (1:0).

After 30 rounds of the Premier League, Pep Guardiola's team leads the standings with 73 points to their name. The City team has the best defense in the league, having conceded a total of 18 goals. They have been impressive in attack, too (70 goals). 

In the last two games, Man City were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace and celebrated success over Burnley (2:0).

Mendy, Palmer, and Dias have been ruled out of this fixture. 

Liverpoolhave enjoyed a fantastic run in the Champions League. They won all six of their group games and defeated Inter Milan in the last 16 (2:1 on aggregate). In the first-leg of their quarterfinal match against Benfica, the Reds secured a comfortable 3:1 victory. 

In February, the team won the first trophy of the season. Liverpool prevailed over Chelsea in a grueling League Cup final, where it took 22 penalties to decide the winner. 

In the Premier League, Jurgen Klopp's men are in 2nd place in the table with 72 points from 30 games, just one point behind Manchester City. The Reds can boast the best attack in the league having registered 77 goals. In their last two outings, Liverpool beat Arsenal and Watford with the same score of 2:0.

The visitors have no injury concerns.