Liverpool will be looking to hold the 1-0 first leg advantage they have over Manchester City as they head for a place in the final at Wembley.
Liverpool have the home advantage for this second leg and they always seem to get a passionate crowd for the bigger matches at Anfield. Liverpool are missing a couple of key players but they showed in the first match that they can sit deep and play well organised football over a long period in order to keep out high quality opponents. Liverpool are slight second favourites at 9/5 with William Hill to win the match.
Manchester City will be looking to get their own back on Liverpool with a big win and another shot at silverware which the club craves. Manchester City are likely to bring out their big guns for this match because they are chasing the tie and will have their work cut out to pull of the result in a hostile atmosphere. Manchester City are the favourites with the bookies at 7/4 with William Hill being the best price.
Liverpool will see much more of the ball than they did during the first game and it’s a case of how they use it and how they create their chances which is going to determine the result. Liverpool have a number of players who are very good in attacking areas and it’s up to these attacking players to take any chance they get and keep their composure in front of goal. Liverpool to win the match 2-1 is 10s with most bookies on the market.
Manchester City will be hoping for a big result which would send out a message to Cardiff City ahead of the final. They too will see a lot of the ball and at times will be allowed to play exclusively in the Liverpool half. How well they do will be determined by how well their most influential players play on the ball. They may be forced into playing a little higher up the pitch but a 2-0 result looks good at 12s with a few bookies.
Andy Carroll is under a lot of pressure at the moment to score goals for Liverpool in the absence of Luis Suarez. Carroll will be given the chance to dominate the City defence in this game and he will be spurred on by over 35,000 Liverpool fans. Carroll seems to be getting sharper every match and his height gives him an added aerial threat. He is 7s with Ladbrokes to score first.
Sergio Aguero has made a big impact since he joined Manchester City for big money. He is the sort of player who could rip Liverpool apart over the course of this game. His pace and his movement make him very difficult to mark and he has shown that he is brilliant at putting away half chances just when the opposition thinks they’re safe. He is 6/1 with Ladbrokes to score first.
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