Chris Sutton has now predicted the result of Manchester City vs Liverpool on Sunday

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Manchester City haven’t had a good week so far.

Indeed, City were beaten handily by Real Madrid on Wednesday evening, and, after the game, there was something of an inquest.

Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan were slated after the game, while Abdukodir Khusanov received sympathy after the grilling he received at right-back.

City were poor against Madrid, and, unfortunately for Pep Guardiola’s side, things don’t get much easier this weekend as Liverpool visit the Etihad.

Liverpool are arguably the best team in the world at the moment, they’re top of the Premier League and they won the Champions League group phase at a canter.

Writing in his column for the BBC, Chris Sutton has been previewing the game between City and Liverpool on Sunday, and he’s predicted how this one will pan out.

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Chris Sutton predicts Man City vs Liverpool

Sutton shared his verdict on how this game will go.

The pundit lambasted City for their performance at the Bernabeu, claiming that the performance was shambolic.

Meanwhile, Sutton claimed that Liverpool will fancy their chances here, ultimately predicting a 3-1 win for the Reds.

“Manchester City basically waved the white flag at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night and, without Erling Haaland, lacked belief against Real Madrid from the off,” Sutton wrote.

“Let’s be frank, it was a shambolic performance from Pep Guardiola’s side, with a real lack of intensity.

“Part of the pickle City found themselves in was down to the way Pep had set them up.

I don’t know how many times Abdukodir Khusanov had played at right-back before, but it cannot be many, and the combination of Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan in central midfield alongside Nico Gonzalez just didn’t work. They didn’t have the legs to cope with Real.

“It ended up being really disappointing as a contest. Real were always favourites but when City lose, you at least expect them to go down fighting.

“Instead, it was over after less than five minutes. They never believed they could win and how many times have you said that about a Pep team?

“Liverpool had a tricky time of it against Villa in midweek but they must think they can get at this City side too.”

Manchester City’s recent record vs Liverpool

Sutton reckons that City will lose against Liverpool this weekend, and that’s not a silly prediction.

Indeed, Liverpool have been much better than City this season, as shown by their respective league positions.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	26	18	7	1	62	26	36	61
2	ArsenalArsenal	25	15	8	2	51	22	29	53
3	Nottm ForestNottingham Forest	25	14	5	6	41	29	12	47
4	Man CityManchester City	25	13	5	7	52	35	17	44
5	B’mouthBournemouth	25	12	7	6	44	29	15	43

Not only that, historically, Liverpool are the team that Pep Guardiola has struggled most against.

City have been the dominant team in England over the past few years, but their recent record against Liverpool is rather poor.

Of course, City are still a real force to be reckoned with, especially at home, but Liverpool come into this game with plenty of reason to be optimistic.

The Reds will certainly fancy their chances of getting a result against City here.