Manchester City vs Liverpool Predictions and Betting Tips

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Having dished out a top-quality game of football in the league last weekend, Manchester City and Liverpool square off once again but this time for a place in the 2022 FA Cup final. Read on for our expert tips and predictions.

A pulsating 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium means that Liverpool hasn't enjoyed victory in this fixture since beating the Cityzens at Anfield in their 2019/2020 title run. Would they erase this minor blip this weekend ?

Highly-anticipated encounter on the cards

Twice Guardiola's men lead in the game in Manchester over the weekend but they failed to keep the lead on both occasions and although they could've won it with the last kick of the game, they had to share the spoils in what was an enthralling encounter with their rivals. Manchester City is surely the happier of the two sides at the moment, leading the way at the summit of the standings with just a solitary point. Pep Guardiola also saw his side secure a spot in the Champions League semifinals, seeing off Atletico Madrid courtesy of De Bruyne's winner in the first leg. As such, a treble is still on the cards for the Cityzens and having already gotten the better of Swindon Town, Fulham, Peterborough United and Southampton for a place in the last four, they would surely be keen on going all the way in this competition for what would be only heir second FA Cup title since Pep arrived.

Given how many chances the Reds conceded at the Etihad last weekend, they surely would've taken a share of the spoils. Goals from Jota and mane did exactly that for them and with just one point still being the difference between the two sides, the race for the Premier League crown is still achievable for the Reds. Liverpool was in action during the week as Benfica paid a visit to Anfield for the second leg of their quarterfinals tie in the Champions League. The Portuguese side did give a good account of themselves but Liverpool moved on to the last four with a 6-4 win on aggregate. It's another cup competition on the agenda for Liverpool who have seen off Shrewsbury Town, Cardiff City, Norwich City and Nottingham Forest for a place in the semifinals. With the FA Cup being the only trophy missing from Liverpool's cabinet since Klopp arrived, they surely wouldn't go away easily this weekend.

Man City vs Liverpool Team News

Man City possible starting XI:

Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Laporte, Ake; Silva, Rodri, Gundogan; Jesus, Sterling, Grealish

Liverpool possible starting XI:

Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Mane, Diaz

Man City vs Liverpool Prediction: 2-2

Manchester City would have to rely on their top-quality squad depth his weekend with a couple of key players suffering knocks in Spain. The same can't be said for Liverpool as they rested their big boys against Benfica over the weekend. Nonetheless, we're still finding it hard to separate both sides and we wouldn't be surprised if we see a repeat of last weekend's 2-2 draw in Manchester.