The Premier League is back after the international break, and it means that we are about to embark on the exciting December Christmas Express. This weekend's headliner will be an absolute cracker, as Manchester City and Liverpool, two teams that have brought many great moments to the fans in recent years, go head-to-head at the Manchester City Stadium at the top of the Premier League table.
This is probably the kind of game that both Corteona and Gopp would have wanted to avoid after the international break, due to the lack of time to prepare for the game and the increased risk of injuries to key players due to this big game. City are without their star player, Chieuwandi Bunny, and I would venture to say that there is no other team in the world soccer world that can top the charts without a player who contributes so many goals and assists. City have replenished their squad skillfully and players like Shelley Medjugorje have adapted to life in Manchester very quickly and put in impressive performances.
Despite losing 1-2 and 0-1 to Wolves and Arsenal, Gordiona's men quickly regrouped and won 3 of their 4 league matches to move to the top of the table and a point ahead of Liverpool. Wins against Brighton, Man Utd and Fennymouth have seen City re-establish their authority, and the recent epic 4-4 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge should have seen both sides on the winning side at any time.
Manchester City have lost two games in the EPL this season, while Liverpool have only lost one, the only defeat being a controversial 1:2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Other than that, Liverpool have been playing well at the beginning of the season, and have had a lot of impressive matches.
Both teams are attacking, but City's style of play, which is based on maintaining possession, may favor the Reds' mobile counter-attacking style of play. With City's backline lacking key players and Liverpool's amazing counter-attacking speed, I'm looking forward to seeing Liverpool's 3 front players against City's defense, especially Luis Diaz, who has been suffering emotionally after his father's kidnapping, scoring a late equalizer against Luton to save a point for the Reds, and scoring twice for Colombia to win over Brazil on International Day, and if Diaz stays healthy he will make a huge contribution to the Reds. If Diaz can stay fit, he will make a huge contribution to the Reds.
Liverpool may look to use the power of their front 3 to break through the gaps at the back where City are defending high up the pitch, and there aren't many better trios than the Reds who can do that. I've been impressed with Szubošlár this season, and with his confidence boosted after scoring a great goal for Hungary, he'll certainly be looking to continue to improve and hopefully prove himself in the top-of-the-table clash.
