Liverpool have only lost one of their last 20 home league games against Manchester City (W13 D6), a 1-4 defeat in February 2021. However, home and away they have enjoyed only one win in their last eight Premier League matches against the Citizens (D4 L3), a 1-0 victory in this exact fixture at Anfield last season.

Just two of the last 30 Premier League matches between Liverpool and Manchester City have been won by the away side (16 home wins, 12 draws). Indeed, of the 54 fixtures to have been played 40+ times in the Premier League, Liverpool vs Manchester City has the lowest proportion won by the away team (11% - 6/53).

Liverpool (22) and Manchester City (21) are the top two sides for points gained from losing positions in the Premier League this season. However, the side scoring first has only lost one of the last 19 league meetings between the two clubs (W13 D5 – excluding 0-0 draws), with that being the Reds’ 1-4 defeat at the Etihad Stadium last season.

Since their 4-1 defeat against Man City at the Etihad last season, Liverpool have won more points (88), scored more goals (91) and lost fewer games (2) than any other Premier League side, while also keeping the joint-most clean sheets (13).

Manchester City have won their last nine away matches in all competitions, scoring 25 goals across that run. There’ve only been six previous instances of a top-flight side winning 10+ away games in a row, and two of those have been Pep Guardiola’s City side (11 between May and November 2017 and 20 between December 2020 and May 2021).

Substitutes have scored or assisted 22 goals in the Premier League this season for Liverpool (11 goals, 11 assists), with only Man City in 2011-12 (24) and Arsenal in 2009-10 (23) having more sub goal involvements in a season in the competition. A substitute has scored or assisted in their last four games, with five games in a row the Premier League record for a team having a sub score or assist, achieved by five teams previously.

Manchester City are the only side yet to concede a Premier League goal when they’ve been losing in matches this season, scoring 10 goals while trailing. They’ve also had 75 more shots than their opponents when losing (99 for, 24 faced), the best differential of any side when behind, despite the fact they’ve trailed for the lowest percentage of minutes in games of any side in the division this season (13%).

Liverpool have scored 10 Premier League goals in the 90th minute of matches this season, their joint-most in a single season (also 10 in 2008-09). Darwin Núñez’s goal at Nottingham Forest (98:37) was their latest goal in a Premier League match since Dirk Kuyt scored in the 102nd minute vs Arsenal in April 2011.

Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in 17 goals in 19 appearances for Liverpool against Manchester City in all competitions, scoring 11 and assisting six. It’s his highest number of goal involvements against any opponent for the Reds, while his 11 goals are the most any player has scored against sides managed by Pep Guardiola in the Spaniard’s top-flight managerial career.

Phil Foden has been directly involved in 18 Premier League goals this season (11 goals, 7 assists), his most in a single campaign for Manchester City. Foden also ranks in the top five for each of chances created in open play (50), shots attempted (83) and shots on target (34) in the Premier League this season.