Premier League weekend preview: Can Liverpool derail City?

Gameweek 11 of the Premier League throws up some huge encounters in the context of the season, with last year’s top two scrapping it out at Anfield and the current table toppers making a tricky visit to Elland Road.

With just five game weeks left until the World Cup begins, we preview three of this weekend’s fixtures below.

Manchester United v Newcastle United

Manchester United put their 6-3 humiliation to rivals City behind them with an impressive 2-1 victory away a Goodison Park last Sunday evening. That result made it seven wins from the Red Devils’ last nine fixtures in all competitions as the Erik ten Haag rebuild continues to gather momentum. They welcome a Newcastle side to Old Trafford at Sunday lunchtime who sit just a point below them in the Premier League table.

Ten Haag’s men have won six of the last eight head-to-heads between the two sides and are somewhat generously priced at 19/20 to pick up all three points against their visitors. Whilst they should have too much for the Magpies, an interesting trend from the Manchester side’s 11 fixtures this campaign includes the away team netting in ten of those. As such, both teams to score on Sunday is fittingly priced at 8/13.

Newcastle ended a run of six games without a league win with back-to-back thrashings of west London duo Fulham (1-4) and Brentford (5-1), the first time they’ve scored four or more goals in successive Premier League fixtures since 2001. They travel to a United side who have seen 16 goals scored across their last three league matches, with over 3.5 goals for this fixture appealingly priced at 13/8.

Brazilian winger Antony continued his fine start to his Manchester United career by scoring the opener at Goodison Park last week – he’s priced at 2/1 to net anytime on Sunday. Meanwhile, Paraguayan midfielder Miguel Almiron scored his third goal in two games against Brentford on Saturday, and odds of 11/1 look big for him to net the opener against a United side who have conceded the first goal in each of their last two league fixtures.

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Leeds v Arsenal

The jury’s out on how much of a better side this Leeds team are since they replaced fan favourite Marcelo Bielsa with American Jesse Marsch in February. The west Yorkshire side began this season strongly (W2, D1) but are now winless in five fixtures, including a disappointing defeat to Crystal Palace last week after taking the lead in the first half.

They will certainly have their work cut out against one of the strongest Arsenal sides in recent memory on Sunday, with the Gunners heavily favoured at 4/7 to pick up another three points at Elland Road. Leeds though, should take confidence from their only other fixture against a top 6 side this campaign – a stunning 3-0 win against Chelsea in August.

Brazilian winger Gabriel Martinelli scored in the first minute in Arsenal’s mightily impressive win against Liverpool last week and needs just two more goals to match his highest tally for a Premier League campaign. The 21-year-old, who scored twice in this fixture last season, can be backed at 23/20 to find the net anytime against Leeds, a side who they’ve beaten in 10 of their last 12 meeting.

Meanwhile, Luis Sinisterra returns to the Leeds squad after netting twice in successive fixtures, before being sent off against Aston Villa two games ago. The Colombian winger is 9/2 to score anytime against an Arsenal side who have only kept one clean sheet in their last eight visits to Elland Road. With Mikel Arteta’s side additionally possessing a questionable defensive record this season (three clean sheets in nine), both teams to score seems appropriately priced at 7/10.

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Liverpool v Manchester City

Liverpool’s nightmare season was dealt another heavy blow when they succumbed to defeat against title hopefuls Arsenal on Sunday. Their domestic season aspirations continue to diminish rapidly, with the visit of current champions Manchester City to Anfield this weekend hardly representing a favourable fixture to get their campaign back on track, especially as they haven’t beaten the Citizens in their last five league meetings (D3, L2).

Pep Guardiola’s imperious City side are rewriting scoring records after almost nonchalantly sticking another four past Southampton last weekend, taking their tally to 44 for the season in all competitions. Their odds of 4/5 to win at Anfield feels almost surreally low against Jürgen Klopp’s side, who are heavy outsiders at 29/10 to beat their North-West rivals.

Expect goals in a fixture that has produced four or more strikes in seven of the last eight meetings in all competitions, with over 3.5 goals priced at 11/10 for Sunday’s clash. In-keeping with both of last season’s scorelines, a 2-2 draw can be bravely backed at 12/1.

Norwegian goal-machine Erling Haaland was rested for City’s midweek trip to FC Copenhagen, where they failed to register a goal for the first time this season. Whilst his odds of 6/10 to score anytime at Anfield may seem undervalued, backing the City striker at 12/5 to net the opener against a Liverpool side that have conceded the first goal in six of their last eight league fixtures this campaign certainly represents better value.

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