Liverpool beat Manchester City 2-0 in the Premier League at Anfield to continue their amazing start to the season. It is Arne Slot’s first campaign in charge of Liverpool, and no doubt all will be very surprised that he has managed such a great start.
Liverpool are now nine points clear at the top of the Premier League, whilst they are also in first in the Champions League. They have only lost one game in all competitions this season and look like the team to beat this campaign.
Meanwhile, the misery continues for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, who now have six losses and one draw in their last seven games. They now sit fifth in the Premier League and are 11 points behind league leaders Liverpool.
Liverpool and Man City Premier League winner betting odds
The result of this game has seen the odds swing in Liverpool’s favour when it comes to winning the Premier League title. Teams who have had a six-point lead or more after 13 Premier League games have all gone on to win the title, so Liverpool’s nine-point lead will be a very tough challenge for Manchester City.
Arsenal, who are in second place, and Chelsea, who are in 3rd place, will also be seen as outside favourites to go for the Premier League title in a season which feels like surprises continue to happen every week.
Here are Manchester City and Liverpool’s current odds to win the Premier League title and to also finish in the top two, and you may be very surprised to see the odds that Man City have for these two categories.
| Team | Winner Odds | Top 4 Odds |
| Liverpool | 4/7 | 1/6 |
| Manchester City | 8/1 | 5/4 |
Liverpool vs Man City – The Fallout
Pep Guardiola’s Anfield Kryptonite
It was a similar feeling for Guardiola at Anfield as he has only won once in 10 matches at Anfield against Liverpool since he joined Man City, with their sole win at the ground being in 2021. This win came when Premier League clubs were playing behind closed doors. It was probably one of the worst fixtures he would have wanted after losing five matches and drawing one prior to the game. Man City struggled to get out of second gear, with Erling Haaland, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan having no real input. It looks like Anfield has become Guardiola’s Kryptonite and it will be a record he hopes to change next season.
Mohamed Salah continues to have phenomenal season with contract talks still stalling
Mohamed Salah scored from the penalty spot in the match at Anfield on the weekend. He is having a phenomenal season and has managed 11 goals and seven assists in 13 Premier League appearances this season. Despite being 32, Salah is showing no signs of losing his world-class ability. Salah’s contract expires at the end of this season, and contract talks are surprisingly stalling. Salah is able to talk to clubs in January and he can agree to sign a contract that will start next summer should his current contract talks at Liverpool continue to stall. There are a host of top clubs who would love to sign him, but Liverpool are still the favourites to keep him past this season.
| Mohamed Salah Next Club from 2025/26 | Betting Odds |
| Liverpool | 4/7 |
| Any Saudi Arabian Team | 11/4 |
| PSG | 7/1 |
| Barcelona | 20/1 |
| Real Madrid | 25/1 |
| Bayern Munich | 33/1 |
What’s Next For Liverpool?
With the Christmas fixture list very congested, Liverpool have no time to celebrate their win. They now face another hard fixture as they head to St.James’ Park to face Newcastle on Wednesday. Newcastle have been very inconsistent this season, and this has been emphasised by their loss to West Ham and their draw to Crystal Palace. Despite this, they have done well against the bigger sides at home. They drew to Man City and beat Arsenal. This fixture will be hard for Arne Slot’s side but with 11 wins, one loss and one draw in the Premier League so far, they will feel confident that they can win. After that, they head to Goodison Park to face Everton on Saturday and then face Girona in the Champions League next week.
Currently, they are the favourites to beat Newcastle, with their odds to win the match at William Hill currently 4/5, whilst Newcastle’s current winning odds 16/5.
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What’s Next For Man City?
Meanwhile, Manchester City will probably be delighted to have another game come so soon so that they can try and turn their form around. After away losses to Spurs, Liverpool and Brighton, they will be hoping that their home fixture midweek against Nottingham Forest can be more pleasant. It is still a very hard fixture for Pep Guardiola’s side as Forest are only one point behind Man City in the table. The form of Nottingham Forest is also better, with them winning three of their last five league matches, whilst Man City have only won one of their last five league games. Despite this, Sky Bet still have Man City as heavy favourites for this match. They are currently 1/3 to win the match, whilst Nottingham Forest are 7/1 to win the match.
After Forest, they play Crystal Palace, Juventus and then Manchester United.
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The next month will be huge for both sides. Manchester City still have a chance of winning the Premier League title, but they will practically have to have a perfect December. Liverpool have some very tough fixtures, but if they come out of it with more positive results then the title will be theirs to lose. Pep Guardiola recently signed a new contract at Man City, but he has it all to do as he tries to deal without the injured Rodri and tries to get Haaland firing again.
