Taking a look at the UEFA Champions League quarter-final matches

#1 Liverpool vs Manchester City

Biggest clash

Undoubtedly the most exciting tie of the quarterfinals, these two English giants are set for a juicy encounter.

They won one game each when they faced off in the Premier League. This was, perhaps, the most exciting and entertaining matchup in the Premier League season as well, and with the stakes this high, this Champions League tie is bound to be explosive.

The first leg is at Anfield where Manchester City's record is poor, to say the least. City have lost 14 of the 20 Premier League meetings at Anfield and the last time they won there, was in 2003, nearly fifteen years ago.

This season, when they met Liverpool at Anfield, it was probably the most entertaining match of the season, with Liverpool eventually claiming a 4-3 victory.

But in the UEFA Champions League, the tie is decided over 2 legs, and over two legs Manchester City might just edge them out.

These are the two highest scoring teams in the Premier League, and the mentality of both coaches is to play aggressive attacking football. Further, there could be a number of goals on show, as the two matches between these two teams, this season, contained a total of 12 goals between them.

Both teams are brilliant going forward with Liverpool trusting in Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, while City have the likes of Leroy Sane, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva tormenting every defence in the Premier League and the Champions League.

In fact, the only time Manchester City tasted defeat this season was at the hands of Liverpool in January, but Pep Guardiola would have learnt from the experience and will tactically brief his team for the first leg in April.

Manchester City have scored the most number of goals in the Premier League, and their forward line has the capability to dismantle any defence. This was shown in the games that they played against Chelsea and Newcastle where they were against teams where all 11 players were defending.

The attacking force of City still managed to find a way through. Against teams that try to press them, they have enough quality to calmly pass the ball through their opponents. This City side is playing the most jaw-dropping football and they will want to take revenge for their loss at Anfield earlier in the season.

This will undeniably be a nail-biting encounter, but over two legs, City should just about clinch it.

Prediction:

Manchester City to go through to the semi-finals with an aggregate scoreline of 6-4.