Liverpool v Everton and Man Utd v Man City live on Sky Sports: The ultimate Derby Day previews
Written by News on 08/12/2017
Have your say ahead of the Merseyside and Manchester derbies, live on Sky Sports.
Scroll down for our interactive countdown to the fixture by taking in the best stats, playing our quiz, hearing the views of the men that matter and having your say on the big battles and crucial team selections.
Who will win?
First up, it’s simple enough. Who will be head-in-hands on Sunday night, and who will have the city bragging rights?
Super Sunday goes Supersonic
Noel Gallagher will be the special studio guest for Sky Sports’ Derby Day Super Sunday…
But how well do you know the other famous fans of both Manchester and Merseyside clubs?
Key battles
The four teams boast plenty of match-winners, but where will the games be won and lost? We take a look…
Merson’s predictions
Everton are just going to come and park the bus and get ten men behind the ball. Then, they will hope they’ll get something from a set piece. It will be tight, but Liverpool are just too good at home.
They are scoring goals for fun at the moment, and I know their Achilles’ heel is their defence, but I just don’t see how Everton get at them. Sam Allardyce will do everything he can to make it a tight match, but that won’t be enough.
PAUL PREDICTS: Liverpool 2-0 Everton
United have to win, now they have beaten Arsenal. If they had drawn at Arsenal, a win over City would still leave them too far back. Now United have had two massive results at Watford and Arsenal, they actually have to take the game to City now.
These are the games you look forward to all week, but often these games disappoint. This one will be different, though. Jose Mourinho is a master in these big games at setting up to contain the opposition, but they really have to have a go on Sunday.
Paul Pogba will be a big miss, and if he was playing, then I would go for United, but they will have enough not to get beaten. City are chasing records, so will also have a go. I can’t wait.
PAUL PREDICTS: Man Utd 2-2 Man City
Lukaku or Ibrahimovic?
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic returning to fitness, Jose Mourinho has a big decision to make. Should he persist with Romelu Lukaku up front? Or is it time to unleash last season’s top scorer?
Read the feature HERE and vote below…
Man City record-breaking stats video
Pep Guardiola’s side are on a 13-match winning run in the Premier League, and are just one away from beating the record.
They show no sign of slowing down, and here, we’ve gathered all the best stats from their first few months of the campaign. City fans: enjoy.
Liverpool’s fab four
The Reds’ fab four – Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah – have been in blistering form of late. Here, we look at their season statistics in the Premier League as the quartet look to trump each other in a text conversation.
Salah, we think, has the win…
Allardyce’s blueprint
The derby master
Craig Bellamy knows only too well what the players of Liverpool, Everton, Manchester United and Manchester City have in store this weekend.
Bellamy felt first-hand the passion, emotion and competitiveness involved with Merseyside and Manchester derbies having played for both Liverpool and City.
One player you did not want to see lining up against you was the Welshman.
Keep coming back for more Manchester and Merseyside derby content – and remember you can watch both games live on Sky Sports Premier League on Super Sunday, with coverage starting at 1pm.
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