Manchester City – Liverpool, Prediction – FA Cup

😐 City will be without de Bruyne

Man City can regret the missed chances against Liverpool last week, because despite the equal match, the citizens had better chances at times. They had a very difficult match with Atletico in the Champions League this week, after which, however, they still managed to qualify for the final, but made some sacrifices. De Bruyne, for example, will not be able to take part in this semi-final with Liverpool. City played with all their starters in Spain, as they did in their previous two games.

🏆 Klopp is determined to take Liverpool to the final

Klopp said he hopes and expects Liverpool to show a different (positive) face against City in this match, which, of course, will not be at the Etihad, but at Wembley. Klopp had the opportunity to make some rotations in the meeting with Benfica, because he led by 2 goals and was not expected to come as a surprise. There was also underestimation by the Reds in this match with the Portuguese, which led to 3-3, but Liverpool is in the semifinals.

📑 This time I don’t think we will see such an equal match

Klopp has been repeatedly criticized for Liverpool’s performance in the domestic cups over the years, when his team was being eliminated quite early. This season, however, Liverpool seem to have a big enough squad and class in every position, and they have already won the League Cup, so now they are striving for what City has done more than once – complete dominance in England. I think the motivation for Liverpool will be greater, as well as maybe freshness. I do not expect such an equal match and exchange of goals this time. Rather, the first goal will be decisive and it is very likely that the one who scored first will win the match in regular time. Compared to everything written so far, I will bet on Liverpool to qualify for the final at 1.95.