LIVERPOOL v MANCHESTER CITY
Wednesday 4th April 2018 – Kickoff: 1945hrs
Football – Europe – Champions League Betting Tips
When the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League was announced a while ago, it produced an all-Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester City, thus ensuring an English club will be represented in the semi-finals of this competition.
Liverpool virtually secured their place in the last eight of the Champions League in the previous round after their first leg 5-0 trouncing of Portuguese outfit, Porto away from home, and although The Reds were held to a 0-0 draw in the second leg at Anfield, the damage had already been done by Jurgen Klopp’s men.
The hosts now take on Premier League rivals, Manchester City, and Liverpool bring a pretty solid set of results with them into this clash, having won seven of their last ten matches overall, and they’re unbeaten in their last five at Anfield in all competitions. A forward line that consists of Salah (29 goals), Firmino (14 goals) and Mane (9 goals) should cause problems for the visitors.
Onto Manchester City then, and the visitors have literally blown the rest of the competition in this season’s Premier League campaign, and they are just one win away from claiming the title with a mouthwatering local derby against rivals Manchester United coming up this weekend.
On the european stage, Pep Guadiola’s side suffered defeat last time out when they went down to a slightly surprising 2-1 loss to Swiss outfit, Basel, at the Etihad Stadium, but the result turned out to be purely academic as Manchester City had registered a resounding 4-0 win away from home in the first leg.
Looking at Manchester City’s recent results, the Citizens have recorded four wins on the trot with victories over Arsenal (League Cup final and Premier League), along with additional wins over Stoke City and Everton.
The visitors also possess a plethora of attacking options at Guardiola’s disposal in the shape of Jesus (9 goals), Sterling (16 goals) and Sane (9 goals), while Belgian play-maker, De Bruyne (7 goals, 4 assists) will pull the strings in midfield.
Pick: Both teams to score @ 1.50 Betfair looks a solid play
