Match17 stats to know ahead of Liverpool v Manchester City clash

The sides face off in a top-of-the-table showdown on Sunday, kicking off at 3.45pm GMT.

Read on for our pick of the statistics you should know about the encounter…

Earlier this season the teams drew 1-1 at Etihad Stadium. Erling Haaland opened the scoring and Trent Alexander-Arnold equalised for Liverpool on 80 minutes.

In previous Premier League meetings between the sides at Anfield, the Reds have won 17 and lost only two, with seven games drawn.

Jürgen Klopp’s men are undefeated in their last 29 home matches in all competitions, scoring 87 goals in that time.

In all competitions, Liverpool have scored in 52 of their last 53 fixtures.

The Reds are currently 21 points better off than at the same stage of the 2022-23 league campaign.

They go into this fixture having won eight of their last nine league matches. In that sequence they are averaging three goals per game.

Mohamed Salah could become the first Liverpool player in history to score 20 goals in all competitions for a seventh successive season.

Salah has scored 11 goals in his 19 Reds appearances against City in all competitions, with only Ian Rush (15) scoring more for the club.

The Egyptian has either scored (seven goals) or assisted (four) in nine of his last 10 games against City, including each of the last five.

Klopp has faced Pep Guardiola more times in his managerial career (29) than he has against any other manager.

Klopp has won eight and lost seven of his 21 encounters with Guardiola as Liverpool boss in all competitions.

Luis Diaz has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances at Anfield.

Dominik Szoboszlai’s goal at Sparta Prague on Thursday night was the Reds’ 22nd by a substitute this season – a new club record, eclipsing the 21 in 2005-06.

Away from home in the Premier League this season, City have won nine times and taken 28 points from a possible 36.

Guardiola’s side have won nine consecutive away games in all competitions, scoring 25 goals while conceding 10.

They have scored in each of their last 20 matches in all competitions, since a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa in early December.

Liverpool (22) and City (21) are the top two sides for points gained from losing positions in the Premier League so far this season.