Liverpool vs Manchester City Live score Live streaming UEFA Champions League: Stopping Mohamed Salah will go a long way in City’s bid to reach the semi-finals.
‘How to stop Mohamed Salah?’ is the one question that must have given Pep Guardiola some irritatingly sleepless nights. The Egyptian forward has added a different dimension to Liverpool’s attack this season and stopping him brings up the risk of letting Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane run amock. If there is a department where City have an opening, it is Liverpool’s disproportionately leaky defence, one that they almost overwhelmed during their 4-3 defeat in the Premier League. City have looked invincible for a better part of this season and are ahead of Liverpool by a whopping 18 points ahead of them on the league standings, thus making them the obvious favourites. Anfield, though, is one place from where they returned with no points. Two of the most entertaining Premier League teams going head to head in a Champions League quarter-final. This should be a two-legged humdinger.
More images have come since that first update. While they do look quite stunning, projectiles have been hurled at it too. We can see something dripping down the windshield of the bus in one of the images. Don't know if Liverpool will have some answering to do after all that.
Anfield had got him properly riled up during City's last visit and, at first glance, Guardiola may have been taking a preventive measure here, considering Liverpool fans are more rabid than they were the last time. But the tactical side of it is understandable, Guardiola would want more muscle to cut out the supply lines to Liverpool's Bobby, Mo and Saddy. It will be interesting to see what Sterling would do if he does come on later in the match.
Liverpool: Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Lovren, Robertson; Milner, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Mané, Firmino, Salah
Subs: Mignolet, Clyne, Masterson, Wijnaldum, Moreno, Ings, Solanke
Man City: Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Kompany, Laporte ; Gundogan, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, D Silva; Jesus, Sané
Subs: Bravo, Danilo, Delph, Stones, Sterling, Zinchenko, B Silva
Manchester City have conquered practically every club in the Premier League this season, except for Liverpool (at Anfield at least). Even if they went behind and a win, or even a draw looked impossible, they have somehow found a way back and, more often than not, come away with all three points, except against Liverpool. Their slick, almost hypnotic build up has been so lethal that oppositions have looked almost reluctant to stage an attack themselves while playing against City, except Liverpool. The Reds are the only team to have beaten Manchester City in the Premier League so far, and only the third team after footballing heavyweights like Shakhtar Donetsk and Wigan Athletic.
That this is going to be a real feast to the eyes, is a known fact to anyone who have followed even a little bit of Premier League football this season. Meanwhile, Liverpool fans are letting the City players know that this match is different from the one they had played a few days ago. For example, this is what the Premier League leaders' team bus had to navigate on its way to the stadium (Image Source: Reuters)