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Everybody seemed to think Liverpool were great in their win over Southampton last weekend but I just thought they did OK.

The bit they did do well was stopping Saints from playing and posing a threat on the counter-attack. The Reds will probably change their team around a lot from their Europa League tie in Turkey on Thursday. But their form is good with no defeats in their last 10 league games and they will be confident of keeping that momentum going.

"Lawro on... Man City vs Barca"
"I just could not believe the way Manchester City set up and played against Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
"For a manager with as much experience as Manuel Pellegrini, it was staggering to see him surrender the midfield to a team like Barca.
"I think his tactics in the first leg might go against him if his position is reviewed at the end of the season. The club's owners obviously want to keep making progress in the Champions League and they might be wondering if they have got the right manager to do so. "Of course they are not out yet and I think City might get a goal at the Nou Camp. But they need at least two and, no matter how City set up in the second leg, you have to fancy Barca to score too."

Liverpool can definitely get at Manchester City's defence with their fast attacking players - in the past we have been asking who the best partner is for Vincent Kompany at centre-back, but he is struggling for form right now and he has gone backwards. But City have found form again in attack with nine goals in their last two league games. They can hurt Liverpool too, which is why I think this game will end up as a draw. That might appear to be a bad result for City, who will drop more points in their pursuit of leaders Chelsea, but the most important thing for them is not to be beaten.
At the moment they just need to stay in the title race - this is not a case of them needing to win at all cost.

Lawro's prediction: 1-1
George's prediction: Liverpool are hard to beat at Anfield but City are in a good run of form in the Premier League and scoring a lot of goals. 1-2

I am just going for Liverpool here. They have really picked up of late, while Brendan Rodgers has rested a couple of players for the trip to Besiktas in Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson, and for me this game on Sunday is bigger than the Besiktas match.

Getting beaten by Barcelona on Tuesday will have really knocked the stuffing out of City. And I think that Liverpool are at home and are on a right roll at the moment, so I see them winning this game 2-1.

PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1

nottsblue wrote:Never been a happy hunting ground though, Anfield. Avoid defeat at all costs I think. Maybe nick one near the end as the dippers must be tired after Europa.

london blue 2 wrote:Gotta be smart on the ball. Take the sting out and slowly wear them cunts down. Play the long game and then after their initial surge we can capitalise. It sounds simple on paper.