Asked if Salah can turn on his magic against any team, Reds defender Van Dijk said: “That’s what everyone knows”. Mane levelled four minutes after the break and, despite having one of his quieter games of an incredible debut season at Liverpool, Salah still proved the match victor.
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Lallana was carried off on a stretcher at Selhurst Park and Klopp later said his player had a suspected muscular injury. The only manager to see his side score more in the same time frame was Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City (231).
Although it was a loss, City did themselves no harm by continuing to play the way they do.
He’s well on his way to smashing the Premier League record for number of goals in a 38-game season, which now stands at 31.
Flipping to the other side, Man City will have to deal with some depth issues in the back line- with Aymeric Laporte out, and John Stones and Fabian Delph doubts. However, Sergio Aguero is expected to return to the fold and replace Gabriel Jesus in City’s attack here.
Salah now has 29 Premier League goals for the campaign, just two short of the previous best, and still has six more games to add to his tally.
Liverpool now stand at the third spot at the Premier League table and the Stoke City midfielder is convinced that they can win the title in the near future.
Liverpool, though, are the only team to have beaten City in the league this season, with a thrilling 4-3 victory at Anfield in January, and Klopp suggests he will play in a similar style in the first leg on Wednesday.
The Egyptian star has emerged as the main summer target for Real Madrid, and Los Blancos are ready to meet Liverpool’s demand this summer. “That’s what makes them extraordinary”, Klopp added.
As it stands, Suarez’s haul is a record for a 38-game Premier League season, held jointly with Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo (2007/08) and Blackburn Rovers’ Alan Shearer (1995/96).
“That’s a very good thing to have in a team”.
With that in mind, there’s enough mileage in [1.88] quotes to support Liverpool with a +0/0.5 start on the Asian Handicap line.
Liverpool’s visit to the Etihad in September ended in a 5-0 win for City and expectations are high for a Champions League classic.
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But Guardiola refused to be drawn in on what he considered to be a good result to take into the rematch six days later.
