FA Cup Semi-Final: Manchester City vs Liverpool Match Preview And Prediction 16/04/2022

One week on from their thrilling 2-2 draw in the Premier League, Manchester City and Liverpool meet again on Saturday – this time at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Manchester City kicked off their FA Cup campaign with a 4-1 victory over Swindon Town before beating Fulham by the same scoreline in the fourth round. Following a 2-0 win against Peterborough United in the fifth round, Man City booked their place in the semi-finals with another 4-1 thrashing of Southampton.

They head into Saturday’s clash on a ten-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, having picking up six wins and four draws since their last loss. When you look at the bigger picture, Man City have lost just one of their previous 24 outings across all competitions.

Liverpool drew 3-3 with Benfica on Wednesday but advanced to the Champions League semi-finals thanks to a 6-4 aggregate victory. In the FA Cup, the Reds dispatched Shrewsbury Town (4-1), Cardiff City (3-1) and Norwich City (2-1) before edging out Nottingham Forest (1-0) in the quarter-finals.

They head into Saturday’s clash on a seven-game unbeaten streak across all competitions, having secured five wins and two draws. After suffering a solitary defeat in their previous 23 encounters, Liverpool will be confident of giving Man City a run for their money this weekend.

Head-To-Head:

Manchester City and Liverpool played out a 2-2 draw last weekend, meaning each of their past two meetings have ended 2-2. That said, Liverpool have failed to win any of their last five games against City – recording three draws and two losses in the process.

Team News:

Manchester City could be without Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker on Saturday after the pair went off injured in midweek.

As for Liverpool, there are question marks over the fitness of Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah – although both players are expected to play some part this weekend.

PREDICTION: I FANCY MANCHESTER CITY TO WIN.