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Struggling champions Manchester City suffered a dip in form. Following a 3-2 loss to Crystal Palace at their Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola’s troops were beaten by Leicester City at King Power Stadium in their last league match. The title holders are low on confidence ahead of the trip to Southampton, but this has to go down as a must-win game for them. Kun Aguero returned to the starting line-up against Leicester and he is likely to keep his place up front. The Saints’ main goal is to secure yet another Premier League survival, but they will have to be at their sharpest in the remainder of the season if they are to avoid relegation to the Championship. Anyhow, the visitors want this win more than the hosts, therefore, we are tempted to put our money on the star-studded team.

Manchester United have been producing thrilling displays in the Premier League ever since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over the reins. Following a 5-1 win at Cardiff City, the Red Devils outplayed Huddersfield Town on Boxing Day. The English giants are determined to stay in the race for the title and we predict that they are going to stick to their attacking style of play against Bournemouth. Paul Pogba has been in a splendid form ever since Jose Mourinho left the club and, no doubt, all eyes will be on the French midfielder when Man Utd and Bournemouth face each other at the “Theatre of Dreams”. The Cherries, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems in a heavy 5-0 loss to Tottenham in London, which is probably the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s charges.

Liverpool versus Arsenal at Anfield. One of the first fixtures most neutrals must look for each season. It is a game that usually see two attacking, footballing sides, go all-out for a win.
Each of the last 5 games here between the two clubs has seen at least 4 goals scored; an average of 4.8 goals per game. Liverpool are undefeated in those 5 games, winning 3 and drawing 2.
Liverpool have a very strong record in this tie at Anfield. They have won 28 of the 51 matches between the clubs here, drawing 10, with 13 defeats.
Arsenal’s biggest victory here was in the League Cup in 2007. Both teams put out what was largely reserve sides. In the end, an incredible 4 goals by Júlio Baptista were the difference maker in an open 3-6 game.
Their biggest defeat here is by 4 clear goals, which has occurred on 4 separate occasions. They took a 5-1 beating here in 2014 during Liverpool’s failed title challenge of the Brendan Rodgers era.
However, the most recent 4 goal defeat here was at the beginning of last season. Firmino, Salah, Mané and Sturridge were the scorers as Liverpool ran Arsenal off the pitch in a 4-0 win.