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As expected, Manchester City failed to qualify for the Champions League round of 16 and that hits the Citizens twice over. Because they would have gladly avoided two unnecessary and exhausting games against Real Madrid in the run-up to such an important match. Especially since, to make matters worse, Liverpool were able to take these two weeks off to prepare exclusively for the Wolves and their mutual clash. Manchester City have lost only one of their last 15 Premier League home games against Liverpool in 2015 under Manuel Pellegrini. The reason why things are now going much better for the Citizens is that they are making much better use of their chances.
In their six Premier League games in 2025, Manchester City have scored 20 goals from just 81 shots. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 13 Premier League games that fell on a Sunday scoring at least one goal in each of those games. The last time the Reds lost in the league on a Sunday was a 0-1 defeat to Crystal Palace in April 2024.