Man City v Liverpool: Can City keep their title hopes alive?
Manchester United's victory over Fulham yesterday means Man City start the day 10 points behind the leaders. The champions simply must beat Liverpool this afternoon to have any hope of retaining their title, but Brendan Rodgers's Liverpool side are picking up points and plaudits with every game.
Could Liverpool stun the champions and give their fierce rivals a major boost in winning another league title?
Manchester City have a cracking home record, everyone knows that, but did you know that they are yet to concede a goal this calendar year? That is the challenge for Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, but they look to have formed a great understanding already and you wouldn't bet against them finding the back of the net.
Both sides picked up points in midweek but only Liverpool left the capital feeling happy about that. They were held at the Emirates by Arsenal while only the brilliance of Julio Cesar in the QPR goal kept the champions at bay.
Liverpool haven't won at the Etihad since October 2008 when they came from two down to win 2-3 thanks to a last-gasp Dirk Kuyt strike. They have failed to score in their last three league visits, but have taken points off them in their last two league meetings at Anfield.
Can the champions keep their title hopes alive? Our pundits believe there is only one winner.
Manchester City v Liverpool; Kick Off 4pm February 3 2013
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Josh Ben Moshe |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Aston Villa |
Frank Pattison |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Chelsea |
Apoorva Ankur |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
3 |
V |
0 |
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Fulham |
Neil Springate |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Liverpool |
Dave Disciascio |
3 |
V |
1 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Man United |
Alex Richert |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Newcastle |
Greg Hall |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Norwich |
Sue Read |
3 |
V |
3 |
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QPR |
John Jaycock |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Reading |
Jon Keen |
3 |
V |
1 |
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Southampton |
Andy Saunders |
4 |
V |
1 |
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Stoke City |
Peter Holland |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
3 |
V |
1 |
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Swansea |
Jim Barry |
2 |
V |
3 |
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Spurs |
Adam Crawford |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
3 |
V |
0 |
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West Ham |
Matt Beeby |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Wigan |
Jimmy Shine |
2 |
V |
1 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Steve Coulter |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Mitch Waddon |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Chris Pettitt |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Sarshar Hosseinnia |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Blackburn fan |
Terry Kennedy |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Bolton fan |
David Blackburn |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
4 |
V |
3 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
2 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham fan |
Nigel Telfer |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Wolves fan |
Chris Cox |
3 |
V |
1 |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
2 |
V |
2 |
Panel Verdict
Home win.
Home: 29; Draw: 3; Away: 1. TBA 2.
* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d love to hear from you.
