In England, before the Premier’s traditional Boxing Day (Monday 26) and after the World Cup coming this Thursday nothing less than an exciting one rivalry between Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool in the round of 16 of the League Cup, the Carabao Cup. Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah will face each other, two of the great stars of world football and mainly not in the World Cup because their respective teams, Norway, have not yet qualified for the appointment of gtan and Egypt.
Both Guardiola and Klopp have lost their lives because of the World Cupespecially Pep, without Ederson, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish, Kalvin Phillips, Phil Foden and the world champion Julián Álvarez.
On the other hand, Rodri, Aymeric Laporte, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Aké are already training at City, but they are unlikely to start. Pep said that “the players of the World Cup are in better condition than than Sergio Gómez, Haaland, Mahrez and Palmer, who lost a bit of rhythm compared to Rodri and Manuel Akanji ”.
Klopp is without Ibrahima Konaté (world runner-up) and Virgil van Dijk. Diogo Jota and Luis Díaz were injured. Alisson Becker, Fabinho, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson are already training, but they are not aiming to start either. This is a meeting with opportunities for many young people.
In the 2022-23 Premier, Manchester City are now 2nd, 5 points behind the leader, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. Meanwhile, Liverpool are 6th to 5th among the ‘gunners’ and 15th among Pep Guardiola’s current champions. The ‘reds’, runners-up and experiencing a very difficult season in the Premier.
However Liverpool, who are defending the Carabao Cup title, have already beaten Manchester City twice this year: 3-1 to win the Community Shield and 1-0 in the Premier at Anfield. In their clashes throughout their careers, Klopp beat Pep 12 times and Pep Klopp 9 times.
IMPORTANT ALIGNMENTS
Manchester City vs Liverpool
Etihad Stadium, 9:00 pm (DAZN)
Manchester City: Ortega; Lewis, Katongo, Charles, Sergio Gomez; Palmer, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Haaland, Borges
coaches: Pep Guardiola
Liverpool: Kelleher; Ramsay, Joe Gomez, Phillips, Tsimikas; Elliott, Bajcetic, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Salah, Firmino and Carvalho
coaches: Jurgen Klopp
Referee: David Coote
Source: La Verdad

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