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Club football returns following last weekend's international break. The quarter-finals of the FA Cup take centre stage, with three matches played on Saturday and the remaining tie decided on Sunday.
Manchester City and Liverpool open the show at the Etihad Stadium in a clash you can follow live on television and legal streaming apps from 12:45 BST.
The head-to-head stats show Man City and Liverpool are no strangers to meeting in the FA Cup. Ahead of kick-off, the Cityzens and Reds have met eight times in this competition, with Liverpool boasting four wins.
Man City have two wins and a couple of draws. Will Pep Guardiola's team use home advantage to close the gap and progress to the semi-finals?
The leading online bookmakers offer a wealth of pre-match betting markets on Man City vs Liverpool. You can pick the winner or play one of the many eye-catching specials, including first scorer and total goals.
Experienced football betting writer Frank Monkhouse offers three Man City vs Liverpool predictions that are inspired by the stats and trends at Flashscore.
Man City v Liverpool tips
Over 2.5 goals @ 8/15 (bet365)
Haaland to score @ 8/13 (bet365)
Odds courtesy of bet365. Correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Match winner - Man City
I keep things simple for my first Man City vs Liverpool FA Cup prediction, backing the locals to win the match. You can wager on Man City to progress to the next round, and that'll cover you for extra time and penalties, but I'm confident they'll get the job done in 90 minutes. We backed City to win the League Cup, and they have a real chance of adding more silverware.
The head-to-head stats available now on the Flashscore app show Man City and Liverpool have met twice already this season in the Premier League.
Guardiola's team beat Arne Slot's Reds 3-0 at this venue late last year. Haaland, Gonzalez, and Doku were on the scoresheet that day. City did the double over Liverpool with a 2-1 win at Anfield in early February.
After beating Liverpool home and away this season, Man City enter this FA Cup quarter-final with confidence. They thrashed Newcastle 3-1 at St James' Park in the previous round, while Liverpool beat Wolves by the same scoreline at Molineux.
Man City hold the home advantage, already have two wins over Liverpool this season, and boast better league form.
Tip: Man City win @ 3/4 (bet365)
Bet explanation: If Man City beat Liverpool, you'll beat the bookies.
Total goals - over 2.5
Moving beyond the match-winner market, I investigate the total goals. The traders at bet365 set the line at 2.5, and you must predict if Saturday's game will end with more or fewer than two goals.
I'm confident that Man City vs Liverpool will give armchair fans plenty to cheer, and I add over 2.5 goals to my weekend accumulators. Let's hope that the tie delivers.
We return to the useful H2H stats at Flashscore, where you'll see that a bet on over 2.5 goals landed in each of the previous two meetings this season.
Bettors landed a profit inside 65 minutes when City last hosted Liverpool. It was tighter when City won 2-1 at Anfield, with all three scored in the final 15 minutes. Three early goals are as good as three late strikes.
Let's turn our attention to how Man City have been performing of late. The treble-chasers played six games in March, scoring a total of nine goals.
They drew 2-2 at home to Forest, beat Newcastle 3-1, and then lost 3-0 and 2-1 to Real Madrid. We last saw Man City in action when beating Arsenal 2-0, but that was in a nervy League Cup final.
Tip: Over 2.5 goals @ 8/15 (bet365)
Bet explanation: Saturday afternoon's match must end with more than two goals scored by both teams combined.
Scorer - Haaland
I wrap things up with a bet at slightly higher odds, backing Erling Haaland to continue his impressive scoring stats against Liverpool. Ahead of kick-off, the form shows that Haaland scored when his team won 2-1 at Anfield two months ago.
A 90th-minute penalty from the imposing striker ensured Man City left with all three points that day. Fancy another?
Did you know that Haaland has scored in each of his last two games against Saturday's opponents? Going back further, we see the Norwegian has found the net in three of the previous six renewals of this world-famous fixture.
Haaland is a player for the big occasion, as he's shown many times already. He'll get chances, and has the quality to make them count.
Haaland arrives with confidence to spare. He has already scored 30 goals in all competitions for Man City this season, including in a 2-1 UEFA Champions League home defeat to Real Madrid.
You may find it useful to learn that each of Haaland's last two strikes came at the Etihad, as did four of five. The spare goal came at Anfield when winning it for his team.
Tip: Haaland to score @ 8/13 (bet365)
Bet explanation: Your bet wins if Haaland scores against Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter finals.
Man City v Liverpool odds
Liverpool win @ 29/10 (bet365)
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The odds, correct at the time of publication, are subject to change.