You Bet | All to play for as Manchester City and Liverpool seek continue scoring streak
It’s Sky Blue against Red in the Premier League with the last 10 meetings between the pair averaging 3.5 goals per game
Chelsea look secure with a 10-point lead in the English Premier League, Sunderland appear ever more doomed at the bottom and are now six points from safety, while a few teams in the middle seem to be in no man’s land.
Otherwise there is everything to play for, with seven points separating second from sixth in the race for Champions League places and five points covering the five teams from 15th to 19th in the relegation battle.
The big match at the top end is Manchester City against Liverpool on Monday morning (Hong Kong time) as third plays fourth.
These teams have had some belters in recent years, with nine of the last 10 meetings having over 2.5 goals at an average 3.5 goals per game, and this promises to be another.
Liverpool’s matches rank second for goal average at 3.39 per game and City’s are sixth at 3.04, and both are also in the top six for matches with over 2.5 goals.
The one exception to that general rule was this season’s reverse fixture at Anfield, where Liverpool won 1-0, but City are in much better form now even with the disappointment of their midweek exit from the Champions League.