As Liverpool prepare to face Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday, we crunch the numbers on head-to-head stats and recent form.
Man City lost both Premier League games to Liverpool last season, as many defeats as they’d suffered in their previous 12 against them (W4 D6). They last lost more consecutively against the Reds between March 2015 and December 2016 (4).
Liverpool won this exact fixture 2-0 last season but haven’t won consecutive away league games against Man City since a run of three between 1987 and 1991.
Liverpool put an end to their four game losing run in the Premier League by beating Aston Villa 2-0. However, the Reds have lost their last three away from home and haven’t lost four on the bounce on their travels since April 2012 under Kenny Dalglish.
Mohamed Salah went level with Wayne Rooney at Man Utd (183 goals, 93 assists) for goals and assists combined for a single Premier League club with his goal for Liverpool against Aston Villa on MD10 (188 goals, 88 assists). Salah has nine goals and six assists against Man City in the competition – the most goal involvements against City in Premier League history.
