In the past 20 league meetings at City, Liverpool is 5-9-6, having failed to win at the Etihad in six years, losing 3 of the last 4. Prior to then, the Reds had suffered three total loses there in 17 years. Last season they met on Boxing Day with a mystery offside call and a controversial non-call on a penalty shout for Suarez denying LFC a draw and/or possible win.
Their annual league date at City has occurred on week two of the season twice in the past 23 years with Man City winning both ties. The first was in 1991 at Maine Road with the home side winning 2-1 and the other was in 2010-2011 at Eastlands with City winning 3-0, thanks in part to a brace by Carlos Tevez.
Liverpool is 7-6-7 in their last 20 week two matches away, but have won their last two, at Villa last season and at Emirates in 2011-12. Of their five wins prior, they've won the league 4 of those times they've won their week two road fixture.
Man City is 9-4-7 in week two fixtures overall for the past 20 seasons. They have not lost at home in week 2 for 25 years though, posting a 9-2-0 record over that span. Their last week two loss at home was 1-2 to Southampton in 1989.
The previous season number two is 4-7-9 in their away fixture at the previous season league champion in the past 20 years. Here's an interesting stat, the four times the previous second place side has won, they've gone on to win the league. Prior to the last two seasons, the defending champs had won five straight, five of six, and was undefeated in 10 (6-4-0).
So what does this say about next Monday's match? Well, history is not on Liverpool's side, that's for sure. It's too early to make any predictions though, no idea who'll be available or if we my sign an influential player by then.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
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