Premier League: Sunday Live matches and commentary - Liverpool VS Manchester City -head-to-head, prediction

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However, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp enters the game with significant doubts about his ability to keep pace with Pep Guardiola, as his team is 13 points behind the defending champion following a poor start.

While Jurgen Klopp's squad has struggled to reach past heights this season, these are two era-defining clubs squaring off at Anfield, and the victor will make quite a statement.

Of course, the temptation would imply that City is too strong for Liverpool's defence. Still, Klopp's success has been founded on overcoming adversity, and Wednesday's 7-1 victory over Rangers in the Champions League was undoubtedly impressive.

While a victory over Rangers in the Champions League will have boosted Jurgen Klopp's team's morale, there is little doubt that they have underachieved this season and enter the game much behind City.

Still, as good as the champions have been at times, they trail Arsenal in the Premier League standings and have displayed symptoms of a defensive weakness that Liverpool can exploit.

Manchester City will attempt to narrow the top spot with a victory. They are now second in the standings with 23 points. Recent form for the champs has been red-hot, and they will be optimistic about their chances against a struggling Liverpool squad.

For the head-to-head stats, Manchester City has 58 wins to their name, whereas Liverpool accounts for almost double that with 107. Meanwhile, 56 games have been drawn.

Liverpool has not lost five of their previous six matches against Manchester City and has also defeated Pep Guardiola's squad in their most recent two games.