adminunpredictable Liverpool side capable of inflicting further pain.
A 0-0 stalemate at Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday has left City playing catch-up once again and added extra spice to Sunday’s encounter at the Etihad Stadium.
A defeat and City could find themselves 10 points adrift, deep into the second half of the season when United, who visit Fulham tomorrow, are traditionally strong.
Having won their previous four in the League, Tuesday’s goalless draw was as unpredictable as the behaviour of mercurial striker Mario Balotelli, who left City to join AC Milan.
The Italian’s departure leaves the club a striker short, but perhaps with one less problem to deal with as the title race starts to pick up the pace.
His undoubted talent sporadically lit up the Premier League, but his firework personality meant the indiscretions in the end outnumbered his occasional spectacular contributions.
City lacked the killer instinct to break down QPR and on Sunday will face a Liverpool team who have also frequently come up short when looking to deliver a knockout blow.
Capable of weaving pretty passing patterns, the Merseysiders have all too often lacked the mettle for a scrap or had the resolve to dig deep and grind out a result when the chips are down.
Having stumbled out of the FA Cup against third tier Oldham, they showed what they are capable of on their day with an impressive first-half display against Arsenal on Wednesday night, but again stumbled under pressure and ended up drawing 2-2. – Soccernet.
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