Manchester City and Liverpool face each other again this weekend with a place in the FA Cup final.
Less than a week after clashing with the titanic Premier League title, the two sides are fighting again at the national stadium as they continue to hunt for more silverware. City are still looking for a memorable treble as Liverpool strive for the top four after winning the Carabao Cup earlier this year.
There were even awards at the Etihad on Sunday, as well as at Anfield earlier in the campaign, but there must be a Wembley winner on Saturday. This is the quality of both sides, we are ready for another excellent meeting.
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And with very little choice between them, anyone can guess who will make it to the finals. But what do experts think? We looked at their predictions for the semifinals on Saturday.
Mark Lawrence – BBC Sport
“I suggest Liverpool as light favorites here because they are fresher,” Lawrence told BBC Sport.
“City had to travel to Spain in the middle of the week, they had a grueling match against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League and suffered several injuries, while that evening Jurgen Klopp could miss many of his great strikers against Benfica.
That’s why I expect City to make some changes to what may be their best team, but for Liverpool to be as strong as they can – and that changes the tie for me. “
forecast: City 1-2 Liverpool
Paul Merson – Sports
“I got the right forecast for the Premier League last week!” Merson told Sportskeeda. “Manchester City have drawn 2-2 with Liverpool this month and I think Liverpool have a slight advantage in this game.
“City had a really difficult match against Atletico Madrid, to be honest. They had to travel this week, and the game was also very physical. Liverpool have given a break to Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Fabinho in the Champions League and are almost certain to score goals this weekend.
forecast: City 1-2 Liverpool
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Michael Owen – BetVictor
“I can’t wait for that,” Owen told BetVictor. “Last week’s game was brilliant, and this one must be more than the same. Man City enters this against the backdrop of the dramatic match in Madrid. It was far from an ordinary evening, but to leave Madrid with a clean net will be a huge positive.
“As for Liverpool, it was a fun game against Benfica, but in the end it was easy. Klopp even had the luxury of killing several players. Given how many important games are coming up, this is a huge bonus. The movement of the top three created a lot of problems for City last week and they used the high line of City.
“The fact that City had such an intense match on Wednesday will certainly play a factor here. They also took a few shots in the match, I put Liverpool as a small favorite. “
forecast: City 1-2 Liverpool
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