Analysing Anfield: Liverpool face Manchester City tactical test and all the latest show notes
Josh Williams was joined, as always, by Mo Stewart for this week's episode of Analysing Anfield, and there were plenty of interesting topics to digest and deconstruct. After Premier League football was placed on pause due to international football, Liverpool is scheduled to return to action this weekend with a clash against Manchester City.
The Reds are just one point behind Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table now, with the two rivals set to compete at the Etihad on Saturday afternoon. Josh and Mo tackled every tactical talking point associated with the bout, including whether Kostas Tsimikas and Darwin Nunez should start.
The prospect of Alexis Mac Allister playing as a holding midfielder against Pep Guardiola's men was tackled by the Analysing Anfield duo, with Jeremy Doku against Trent Alexander-Arnold and the prospect of a new formation for the contest also discussed. Below, premium app subscribers can view the show notes attached to this week's episode.
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Similarities between Liverpool and Manchester City - 06:30
- Jurgen Klopp and Guardiola both employed strikerless systems a few years ago
- Both using Brazilian goalkeepers who are experts in possession in Alisson Becker and Ederson
- Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joao Cancelo initiated the trend of employing creative full-backs for a period
- Both Liverpool and City invested in physical, fast and imposing strikers in Nunez and Erling Haaland last summer
- Klopp and Guardiola both using 4-3-3 in defence and 3-2-5 in possession to accommodate Nunez and Haaland, similar approaches
Cody Gakpo or Darwin Nunez to start? - 19:30
- Gakpo offers more defensive stability because of
