Our top Premier League bet for Sunday, December 1st, 2024 comes with the very best Liverpool v Man City prediction. The plot in this ongoing rivalry between these two clubs has taken another twist as Liverpool are now front runners, while City are chasing from behind. Guardiola’s men are trailing the league leaders by eight points, so another defeat here would all but end their title aspirations as early as December.

It has been such a bizzare start to the season in England. These two teams have produced some of the finest football spectacles in recent years, and the Reds have always been the team that’s given Man City the most trouble. Based on the great form Liverpool are in right now and the shocking crisis that has unfolded at City over the past 30 days, it’s easy to think that fans at Anfield will enjoy another great evening. However, if football has taught us one thing, it’s to always expect the unexpected.

With the departure of Jurgen Klopp over the summer, most pundits predicted the Reds would struggle and quickly get back to their chaotic ways of the past. However, that has totally not been the case as Arne Slot has been an absolute revelation. His team has won 17 out of their first 19 games. Pool are currently top of both the Premier League and the Champions League, all by playing great football.

On the flip side, Man City, who were initially viewed as favorites to win a fifth title in a row, have had a disastrous season thus far. It seems that Pep Guardiola’s dominance is quickly falling apart. For the first time ever in his coaching career, Guardiola lost four and then five games in a row. Then came this midweek’s Champions League match against Feyenoord  where it looked as if things were finally starting to get right. Haaland scored a brace and City were in cruise control being up 3:0. An individual error from Gvardiol led to the Dutch side getting a goal, but things still looked pretty much wrapped up. Another individual mistake, this time by Ederson, led to a second goal for Feyenoord, and it was game on at that point. The shock became complete when Hancko scored a third goal for the visitors in the 89th minute. In that way, just when Guardiola probably thought it could not get any worse after losing five games in a row, his team blew a 3-goal lead, at home, in the Champions League, against a midlevel club such as Feyenoord. No disrespect, but Feyenoord are simply not Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, or even Chelsea.

No one saw this crisis coming at the Etihad. Apart from Rodri’s injury, they are pretty much the same “great” team. In fact, the injury of a single player, as influential as Rodri is, should not hurt a team with as much talent, confidence and experience as City. I just don’t have a logical explanation for what has happened in such a short time frame.

The first defeat came in the EFL cup against Tottenham, but no one thought that it would mark the start of such an abysmal run. City then lost to Bournemouth in the league by 2:1. They were trashed in the Champions League by Sporting 4:1. The downfall continued as Brighton enjoyed a famous come-from-behind win against them. And to pile on the misery even further, Tottenham absolutely torn them apart last weekend by claiming an unforgettable 0:4 win last Saturday.

Liverpool v Man City Prediction

If City lose this game at Anfield today, it would be their fourth straight Premier League loss, and it will open an 11-point gap with Liverpool. Their title hopes will be over as early as December 1st. The crisis will deepen even further to the point that even Guardiola’s job will be on the cards, despite signing a 2-year renewal just a week ago. The oddmakers are favoring Liverpool to win this game at the odds of 2.00, while City are underdogs at 3.70. What will it be?

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