Tonight, the Premier League will usher in the most important game of the season--- Manchester City at home to meet Liverpool, whether from the importance of the game, or from the perspective of the ornamentation and the strength of the two teams in today's world football, how to evaluate it, this will be the official beginning of this season's Blue Moon and Reds on all fronts of contention.
First from the Premier League point of view, in the case of Manchester City at the beginning of the year to lead Liverpool by 12 points, Liverpool relied on its strong attacking power and indomitable fighting spirit, step by step approaching, and now only one point is short.
The importance of this bar game is self-evident, but the degree of importance is different for both sides.
Relatively speaking, Manchester City can greet the game with a more relaxed mood: leading by one point and the rest of the schedule are more favorable for Manchester City. In the remaining fixtures, City have 5 home and 2 away games, and the opponents are basically mid-stream teams with no desires, which is a huge advantage in the second half of the season. If Manchester City win this game, the Premier League title race can basically be declared over.
For Liverpool, the situation is much tougher. In this game, the Reds can not afford to lose, and losing means withdrawing from the championship competition, even if the battle of Tianwangshan is won, the remaining schedule, each of the 7 games can not be careless. In the rest of the games, Liverpool have to face the British derby, but also face the same city derby, but also face the Tottenham Hotspur that overturned Manchester City, and Newcastle, which rose years later, every game can not be careless, the field is an uphill battle.
Guagua and Uncle Scum are almost the most capable managers on the planet at present, how to line up the troops will add a lot of white hair to the two managers, a small detail, may determine the ownership of this game. It is foreseeable that in this game, Liverpool will emphasize the attack more, because the draw does not mean much to Liverpool, and Manchester City will choose a more stable way of playing. The narrow road meets the brave win, so I am optimistic that Liverpool, which has no way back, will triumph in the Etihad.
This match is also the beginning of the two strongest teams in the world at present, fully competing on all fronts. Next week's FA Cup will continue to fight for a qualifying place, and the cup will not be lost for both sides. The most weighty Champions Cup final, I predict, will also be Manchester City and Liverpool on the stage of the final. Whoever wins the final victory will ultimately be proud of this season's Premier League dominance.
Blessed are the fans, the red and blue battle has just begun!