Liverpool vs Man City: The Anfield warning Enzo Maresca cannot afford to ignore

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Liverpool will welcome Manchester City to Anfield this Sunday in one of the Premier League’s biggest early-season fixtures, with Andoni Iraola’s side facing an unbeaten City team that has made a perfect start to the campaign. Enzo Maresca has overseen five wins from five league games since taking charge at the Etihad, but his side’s trip to Merseyside represents a significant test of their title credentials.

Manchester City's Anfield curse Only at Highbury have the Sky Blues recorded a worse Premier League points-per-game average than at Anfield, collecting just 0.59 points per game across 29 visits. For all City’s dominance elsewhere, Anfield has consistently proved an uncomfortable destination for the Sky Blues.

During his time as Chelsea manager, Maresca faced Liverpool three times in the Premier League, winning both home fixtures but losing on his only visit to Anfield. The irony of City's first game after guilty verdictOn top of the hostile atmopshere the visiting crowd usually face in a high-stakes game at Anfield, this Sunday's edition will have an added spark.It is ironic that Manchester City's first match following the bombshell 'guilty on all charges' verdict surrounding the club's financial-rule breaches will be a trip to Liverpool, a club that has plenty of reason to feel aggrieved by the outcome of their title battles during the period under scrutiny.The fallout from the legal explosion has ensured that the Cityzens can expect an even more hostile atmosphere than usual on Merseyside.