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Man. City prepare to entertain Liverpool at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 31 of the 77 previous games, with the Sky Blues winning just 26.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Man. City | 0-0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 26 Feb | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 11 Feb | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Reds, and 3 goals against.
Man. City find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 35 points they have accumulated from 19 games. Liverpool sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 36 points from their 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. City are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Liverpool will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Liverpool | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |