The situation of the two teams before the Premier League returns
Arsenal are expected to be fine in this round of 29 when they only meet Leeds at home. Leeds have temporarily escaped the red light group, so it will be difficult to play with the mentality of being forced to the foot of the wall right at the Emirates. Therefore, Arsenal may benefit more psychologically. Man City will be the first team to play, so we need to beat Liverpool to put some psychological pressure on the opponent.
Man City's determination to beat Liverpool in this match has many advantages. First, of course, the defending champions will have 3 points to shorten the gap with Arsenal to 5 points. If Liverpool lose, even The Kop if Chelsea play in the make-up match, they will have to face Arsenal in the round of 30. Once Liverpool are put on the same path, Man City will benefit because they can lend Liverpool to defeat Arsenal before reaching the final of the season on April 27.
That is the story of Man City, Liverpool is predicted to be unable to get through this stage. After a 7-0 victory over Man United, they immediately lost to Bournemouth and Real Madrid with a score of 0-1 and did not score any goals. First is Man City, then Chelsea and Arsenal. If they get unlucky results at the moment, Klopp and his team will be in the race for a Champions League ticket.
3 points against Man City is not impossible for Liverpool because of the team's unstable performance, but with what has been happening, it is difficult to completely believe that The Kop can make a difference at the Etihad.
After FIFA Days, will the teams' forces recover?
At this time, Man City has officially confirmed that they will not have the service of Phil Foden due to having to have surgery to remove the intestines. Meanwhile, Erling Haaland is gradually recovering to catch up with pre-match exercises soon. Liverpool are still missing two familiar cases of Thiago Alcantara and Luis Diaz who have not recovered from injury.
The recent EURO 2024 qualifying round is only the first of a series of matches with 2 rounds. In the context of tense club tournaments, if Haaland returns to the national team and experiences collisions like Rodri's with Martin Odegaard, it will be extremely dangerous for The Citizens in the rest of the season.
That could be the reason why Haaland has not played a game for Norway, who have been out injured. Similar cases like M.U's Marcus Rashford were reported withdrawn and moved to New York just two days later. Luke Shaw received 2 yellow cards in just 1 minute while Foden played for 12 minutes and was substituted. The teams all reported problems to their players, but only they know exactly how serious the injuries are at this point.
Recalling Norway's last two matches as only 2/10 matches in the EURO 2024 qualifiers. The next training session will be in June, after all European tournaments have finished. At that time, Haaland can wholeheartedly serve the national team to get the highest result. This is both beneficial for both Norway and Haaland as the striker has the opportunity to maintain his form when the season ends.
The match between Man City and Liverpool will take place at 6:30 p.m. on April 1 (Vietnam time), live on K+.
