The Premier League returns after the international break on Saturday, and it does so with a bang as rivals Manchester City and Liverpool battle for top spot in a mouthwatering early kick-off.
With just a solitary point separating these two giants after 12 games, who will come out on top?
A decade of competition between Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp in Germany and England has seen them face each other more often than either has faced another manager in their respective careers (28 times).
Klopp’s 11 wins in those matches are more than any other manager has recorded against Guardiola. The City boss has 10 victories over Klopp, also more than anyone else has managed.
Head-To-Head Summary:
The results of Man City’s meetings with Liverpool have been almost perfectly split since Guardiola followed Klopp to England in 2016. City have won five of 14 Premier League games against the Reds under Guardiola, drawing five and losing four.
Liverpool have struggled at the Etihad Stadium, though, only winning one of their last 14 away league games against City (D5 L8). That 4-1 victory came on Klopp’s first trip there in November 2015.
The teams’ last meeting came on this ground in April as City took a vital step towards retaining the title with a 4-1 win, with Julián Álvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, İlkay Gündoğan and Jack Grealish scoring after Salah had put Liverpool ahead.
