Liverpool have the advantage in this match, they have the squad depth to rotate players effectively and maintain their competitiveness. Manchester City players complained about the number of games they have to play because of the new Champions League format. I think the players are not ready mentally and physically for the busy calendar, it’s no surprise that they are fatigue and are sustaining injuries. I think the number of fixtures should be reduced from next season so the players w can be fit and maintain the quality of the game.
If some teams have gotten used to the new format then other teams should not be complaining about the busy schedule of this season. The competition is leveling up and all teams have to level up to be fit for the competitive season ahead of them due to the number of matches for them to play. Manchester City is a big team, if they’re complaining about this, then what will smaller teams say about it when they’re also into the same competition with them with a lot of fixtures for them to play. If more than 70% of the teams with this busy schedule don’t complain about the games, I don’t think anything will be changed about it even in next season.
Lol, the fact is that not only Manchester City is playing in the Champions League, as Liverpool is also playing in the Champions League. Thus, they both have a busy schedule and the great thing is, Liverpool is still a very consistent team so far with its success as the topteam in the Premier League and in the Champions League. With such results, I think it is clear that this moment Manchester City is really in a bad trend and Liverpool has a very good trend. But even so, the fact is that Liverpool are also not fully favored to win based on the odds available at this time,because with such odds it is certainly still possible for Liverpool to fail to beat Manchester City.
So, although Manchester City are in a bad trend, but the fact is that there are still many who believe in the quality of Manchester City, which is still possible to rise. Although maybe, the match against Liverpool later for example Manchester City lost, but I believe Manchester City will still be possible to rise quickly to improve its position in the standings to stay in a good position.