Liverpool aims for a historic milestone in the big clash against Man City

Today's Super Sunday match is not only a showdown between two top Premier League title contenders but also an opportunity for Liverpool to achieve an unprecedented milestone in the Premier League era.

If coach Arne Slot’s team wins, they will reduce the gap to Arsenal to just 5 points, while a victory for Pep Guardiola and Man City would shrink the difference between “The Citizens” and the league leaders to only 4 points. With Arsenal having just been held to a 2-2 draw by Sunderland, both teams have a golden chance to create a turning point in the title race.

Pep Guardiola enters his 1,000th match as a manager carrying momentum from three consecutive wins across all competitions. However, on the other side, Arne Slot is bringing a fresh look to Liverpool with two crucial victories over Aston Villa and Real Madrid.

Even more notably, last season the Dutch strategist defeated Guardiola twice in the Premier League, helping “The Reds” secure their 20th English league title in history.

If Liverpool continue their winning streak at Etihad, The Kop will accomplish something they have never done before in Premier League history, which is beating Man City in two consecutive away matches. The last time Liverpool achieved this was over three decades ago, between 1987 and 1991, back when it was the old First Division.

At that time, Ian Rush scored the only goal in the 1-0 victory in 1987, then netted twice in the 4-1 win two years later. In the 1990-91 season, Jan Molby and John Barnes helped Liverpool to an easy 3-0 win. Since the Premier League's inception, “The Kop” have only won five times at Man City's ground, in the 2002-03, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2015-16, and last season 2024-25.

Besides the team’s historic goal, this match could also witness a special personal milestone for Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian star currently has 13 goals against Man City, just two behind the legend Ian Rush (15 goals) in the list of Liverpool players with the most goals against “The Citizens.”

In the previous round, Salah opened the scoring in the 2-0 win over Aston Villa, while matching Wayne Rooney’s record for the most direct goal involvements for a single club in the Premier League (276 times, including goals and assists).

Specifically, Salah has scored 188 goals and provided 88 assists for Liverpool, comparable to Rooney’s 183 goals and 93 assists during his time at Manchester United. With just one more goal involvement, Salah will officially surpass the former “Red Devils” captain to become the player with the most goal contributions for a single club in Premier League history.

All these factors make the big clash at Etihad extremely compelling. Guardiola aims for victory to celebrate his 1,000th managerial match, Slot seeks historic success with Liverpool, and Salah stands on the brink of entering the Premier League record books.

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