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Liverpool vs. Man City: Key Stats Ahead of Premier League Match

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola follows the Champions League, group G match between FC Copenhagen and Manchester City, at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday Oct.11, 2022. (AP)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola follows the Champions League, group G match between FC Copenhagen and Manchester City, at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday Oct.11, 2022. (AP)
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Liverpool vs. Man City: Key Stats Ahead of Premier League Match

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola follows the Champions League, group G match between FC Copenhagen and Manchester City, at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday Oct.11, 2022. (AP)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola follows the Champions League, group G match between FC Copenhagen and Manchester City, at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday Oct.11, 2022. (AP)

The following are key statistics ahead of Sunday's Premier League game between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield, provided by Nielsen Gracenote.

Champions City are second in the table with 23 points, a point behind Arsenal, while Liverpool are 10th with 10 points.

Key stats
* City have won four league titles since Pep Guardiola took over in 2016 while Liverpool have won only one despite losing fewer games in that period.

* Guardiola's City (2.36) and Juergen Klopp's Liverpool (2.19) are the only two Premier League teams to average at least two points per game since the start of the 2016-17 season. The next best club is Chelsea (1.94).

* City have scored 80 more goals and conceded 24 fewer than Liverpool since Guardiola took charge at the club.

* The average age of Liverpool's starting lineup is over 28 years old -- the oldest since Klopp took charge. The average age was just over 25 in the 2015-16 season.

* Liverpool have 12 points fewer in eight games than they took in comparable fixtures last season while City have three points more in nine games.

* Liverpool have conceded the first goal in six of their eight matches this season, winning only one and drawing three of those. Last season they won four and drew two after conceding the first goal in the last six matches they went behind.

* Guardiola's City have taken only five points out of a possible 18 at Anfield but have not lost there since Liverpool won the league in 2019-20 (W1 D1).

* Liverpool have lost four times to Guardiola's City in the Premier League -- more than against any other team.

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Uruguay Beat Brazil on Penalties to Reach Copa America Semi-finals

Uruguay celebrated a penalty shoot out victory over Brazil in their Copa America quarter-final on Saturday. Robyn Beck / AFP
Uruguay celebrated a penalty shoot out victory over Brazil in their Copa America quarter-final on Saturday. Robyn Beck / AFP
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Uruguay Beat Brazil on Penalties to Reach Copa America Semi-finals

Uruguay celebrated a penalty shoot out victory over Brazil in their Copa America quarter-final on Saturday. Robyn Beck / AFP
Uruguay celebrated a penalty shoot out victory over Brazil in their Copa America quarter-final on Saturday. Robyn Beck / AFP

Uruguay beat Brazil on penalties (4-2) to reach the semi-finals of Copa America after an ugly game ended goalless on Saturday.
Uruguay, who finished the game with ten men after Nahitan Nandez was sent off in the 74th minute, will face Colombia in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their semi-final on Wednesday, said AFP.
Colombia, now unbeaten in 27 games, beat Panama 5-0 in Saturday's other quarter-final earlier in Arizona.
The other semi-final, in New Jersey on Tuesday, will see world champions Argentina face surprise package Canada.
For five-times world champions Brazil it was a disappointing early end to a tournament in which they never truly clicked, and a lot of work remains to be done if Dorival Junior's team are to be in shape to compete for the title in the 2026 World Cup.
In a city better known for boxing than for the beautiful game, it was a bruising contest with little quality play and a tournament high 41 fouls.
A poor quality playing field hardly helped with both teams struggling to produce their best football on an uneven surface.
The first - and best - chance of a game of few opportunities came in the 35th minute when Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez had a clear header in front of goal but mis-timed his effort which flew wide off his shoulder.
Within moments, Brazil created an opening of their own with Raphinha breaking clear, but Uruguay keeper Sergio Rochet stayed tall and made a vital save.
Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay were as tenacious as always, harrying Brazil in midfield and never afraid to interrupt their flow with a foul.
Brazil resorted too often to long balls forward but with only their 17-year-old talent Endrick, in for the suspended Vinicius Junior, as a central striker they lacked the physical presence to make that approach effective.
The game deteriorated the longer it went on with foul after foul, not deterred by lenient refereeing.
But Uruguay's hopes of wearing Brazil down were dealt a blow when Nandez hacked down Rodrygo with a dangerous slide into his ankle and after a VAR review the defender was sent off.
From then on it was clear that Uruguay were simply trying to make it to full-time and penalties and with no extra-time in Copa America, they were able to achieve their aim.
Tight game
After Federico Valverde scored with the first spot kick, Eder Militao saw his effort saved by the diving Rochet.
When Douglas Luiz hit the post for Brazil, they trailed 3-1 and Jose Gimenez had the chance to clinch the game for Uruguay. His effort was superbly saved by Alisson Becker.
Substitute Gabriel Martinelli scored to keep Brazil alive but midfielder Manuel Ugarte kept his cool to drive home the decisive kick and send the 15-times Copa champions into the last four.
Bielsa praised his team's calmness in the shoot-out and their desire during the 90 minutes.
"I'm more seduced by attacking than defending, but I have to appreciate that in a tight game we created one more situation than our opponents, we defended well and we played 15 minutes with one less player, which at this level is a real factor," he said.
"If you ask me if I'm happy with having created three goal situations in 90 minutes, no, I'm not. But our opponents had two," he said.
"Today we outplayed Brazil in segments of the game and were outplayed in others," added the Argentine.
For Brazil the thoughts turn to the need to ensure they make it to the next World Cup after a poor start to CONMEBOL qualifying.
"We leave the tournament undefeated but not satisfied," said Dorival Junior whose team won once and drew twice in the group stage.
"We didn't play at a high level from a technical point of view, but I don't dismiss any of the games. I think there was commitment, fighting spirit. At no time did the team stop going for the result," he added.
"This process needs patience. We have two years to work before the World Cup. The first thing is to qualify for the World Cup because we are sixth in the (South American qualifiers) and it is a position that makes us uncomfortable," he said.
The tournament's final will be held in Miami on July 14.