On the evening of April 10, Beijing time, the Premier League focus battle is about to start, with league leader Manchester City sitting at home in the Etihad and facing Liverpool, who ranks second. The two teams are currently only one point apart in points, a contest that will determine where the Premier League champions belong. The two teams met in the first leg last October, drawing 2-2 at Anfield, with Mane and Salah scoring for Liverpool and Manchester City equalising with Foden and De Bruyne after falling behind twice. Before the game, Sky Sports compared the value of the two teams, and the strength can be described as very close.
From the comparison chart, the total value of Manchester City's entire team is 959.3 million euros, which is slightly higher than Liverpool's 900.5 million euros. Both sides have heavy troops in the front line, and although Manchester City is slightly more valuable on the card, Liverpool have an advantage in terms of the stability of performance. In midfield, Manchester City players are all at 70 million+, Liverpool only Fabinho can reach 60 million, and captains Henderson and Thiago average only 20 million euros, far below Manchester City players. Only right-back Alexander-Arnold's 80 million euros can beat Walker's 25 million euros, while Liverpool's centre-back, even if matip of 18 million euros is replaced by 30 million euros of Cornat, cannot surpass City's two major defensive backbones. The left wingers are evenly matched, with robertson and Cancelo both with strong assists.
The goalkeeper is also very interesting, not only a showdown between the two Major Brazilian internationals, but also a key battle for the two sides to compete for the Golden Glove of the Premier League this season. Alisson, who is worth 10 million euros more than Edson, needs to prove that he is worth the money.
To add to the fun of the game, Sky Sports also listed the super-combined squads of Manchester City and Liverpool. Surprisingly, this lineup does not use the value of the players as the final evaluation basis. The specific lineup is as follows: Alisson/Canceló, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson/De Bruyne, Rodri, Thiago/Mahrez, Jota, Mane.
It is worth mentioning that the earlier data agency Theanalyst used AI technology models to calculate the championship attribution this season, and Manchester City ranked first with 65.6%, while Liverpool's probability of winning the title was only 34.4%. Tonight's competition can confirm the reliability of this technology from the side.