Man City dominate combined XI with Liverpool as Trent, Thiago, Nunez all miss out
This has been the biggest rivalry in English football for around half a decade and many expected this April meeting at the Etihad to be a title decider, but that is not the case. Man City need to win to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal, while Liverpool need a positive result in their bid to finish inside the top four.
The Premier League champions unsurprisingly dominate our combined XI of the two sides ahead of Saturday’s clash…
GK: Alisson (Liverpool)
Choosing between Alisson and Ederson has been the job of the Brazil manager for the last few years, but that particular honour has fallen onto my lap here.
Alisson was Tite’s first-choice goalkeeper at last year’s World Cup and has 61 caps to his name, while Ederson has played 19 times for his country. My selection process has not come down to who is Brazil’s No. 1, however.
The Liverpool shot-stopper has always been the superior player, in my opinion, and has arguably been his side’s best player in what has been a bitterly disappointing campaign. One thing Ederson has over Alisson is the ability to play with the ball at his feet. There is no goalkeeper better than the Man City man in that department.
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