Manchester City vs Liverpool

Sunday’s Premier League action rounds off with a mouthwatering top-table six-pointer between table-topping Manchester City and high-flying Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.

Treble-chasing Man City squeezed past Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie, preventing Diego Simeone’s side from attempting a single shot on goal. Unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions (W6, D2), the ‘Cityzens’ are looking to take advantage of their recent H2H fortunes to extend the lead at the summit. Indeed, Pep Guardiola’s men come into this clash unbeaten in four top-flight H2Hs versus Liverpool (W2, D2), including a ‘goal-friendly’ 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture earlier this season. By extension, the reigning English champions have suffered just one defeat in their 12 previous Premier League meetings with Liverpool (W7, D4), courtesy of a 4-1 thumping in Jurgen Klopp’s maiden visit to the Etihad in November 2015.

Meanwhile, Liverpool have one foot in the Champions League semi-finals after thrashing Benfica 3-1 on the road in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. The ‘Reds’ have strung together a stunning ten Premier League wins in the build-up to this encounter, including a comfortable 2-0 home triumph over relegation-battling Watford last time out. Equally impressive away from home, the Merseyside heavyweights have won each of their four previous Premier League matches on hostile turf by an aggregate score of 8-1, with the last three all yielding clean sheets. Indeed, Liverpool’s abovementioned ten-game winning streak in England’s top-flight features eight shutouts. Against this backdrop, Klopp’s men have failed to record a clean sheet in any of their last 11 Premier League away H2Hs versus Man City since a 0-0 draw in February 2010.