PREMIER LEAGUE
Liverpool make habit of rising to occasion at City
In nine games against the top six this season Liverpool are unbeaten and have taken an impressive 19 points
London — If the Premier League contained only the current top six then Liverpool, not Chelsea, would be heading for the title. In nine games against those teams this season Liverpool are unbeaten and have taken an impressive 19 points, so they will travel to third-placed Manchester City on Sunday brimming with confidence. Victory over City, which would be their sixth in seven against the Sky Blues in the league, would propel Liverpool above Pep Guardiola’s side in what has become a five-club battle for second, third and fourth spots behind Chelsea. The higher the calibre of the opposition, the better Liverpool have played this season with notable victories over Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, a double over Arsenal and a narrow home win over City, who will also be deflated by their Champions League loss to Monaco. Jürgen Klopp’s side laboured to a 2-1 win over woeful travellers Burnley last weekend, when all the sides around them were in FA Cup action, but former Liverpool striker Joh...
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