Liverpool should feel upbeat about their chance of toppling Premier League leaders Man City at Anfield this weekend, and they look decent value at 2.63 with bet365 and Betfred to do just that.Kenny Dalglish‘s side continued their unbeaten run with a good solid performance to beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bride last weekend and ran out easy 3-0 winners over the Citizens when the two sides met in this fixture back in April.
It was a tactical triumph for Dalglish at The Bridge, and Craig Bellamy, Maxi Rodriguez and Luis Suarez linked together well and always looked capable of scoring.
There must be a chance however that the gaffer will change things around a bit for this one and give Andy Carroll a start given that he netted two in the aforementioned 3-0 win over City.
He is an 8.5 shot with Boylesports and Paddy Power to open the scoring and that looks a bit of value given his proven ability to unlock the City defence.
However even better value could be the 3.5 on offer with Boylesports for him to score anytime in the 90 minutes. he is as short as 2.75 to do so with other firms and the Irish boys offer looks too big to ignore.
This does look like a game that has goals written all over it, and City are sure to be keen to bounce back from their 2-1 midweek defeat at Napoli in the Champions League where Roberto Mancini admitted they let in “two stupid goals”.
However for the first time this season they looked to run out of ideas when things didn’t go according to plan, and if Liverpool can keep it tight early doors and frustrate them a similar scenario could be on the cards.
The Reds certainly have players at their disposal who are capable of causing their back-line plenty of problems, and my idea of the outcome is a 2-1 for Kenny’s men.
That score line can be backed at a top priced 12 with Betfred and definitely looks worth a small interest.
Betfred also go a standout 1.67 about both teams scoring and that looks a solid bet for those that like to play odds-on.
