Followers of the English Premier League are set for an enthralling football exhibition this weekend with top of the table clash between Liverpool and Manchester City highlighting the weekend menu.
With just a single point separating the sides on top of the log, the job is cut out for the two rivals. Both teams have had a superb run of form in recent times, winning tricky ties in style. The fairy tale has been in favour of Liverpool as they have showed character and industry to grind out spectacular results even though their entire first team has been sidelined by injuries. Jurgen Klopp been able to inspire his academy rookies to fill in the void to the amazement of many, beating Chelsea to the Carabao Cup honours in Wembley in the process.
Manchester City on the other hand has the full compliment of their playing staff ready for the crunch tie. How Liverpool rises to this challenge with rookies has been topical in discussion circles. Will the academy boys rise once again to make history this weekend? We all wait with bathed breath.
A win for Liverpool will open a four-point gap against Manchester City and send a big signal on their title ambition with a little above ten games to the end of a season that will be the last for their manager.
A draw could be decent for both sides but with Arsenal breathing fast behind their necks, Manchester City would like to go for a win to take leadership of the table. They will be buoyed to visit Anfield with that mentality, taking advantage of Liverpool injurie woes. But if recent turn in fortunes for Liverpool is anything to go by, the academy guns are as monstrous as the big boys as Chelsea would testify.
The stage is set, and the battle line is drawn. Many a bookmaker have conceded that Liverpool will certainly pull the chestnut out of the fire as they have done with the rookies in big games this season.