Paul Merson makes bold prediction for Man City vs Liverpool - 'Don't get me wrong'

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Liverpool will also have too much for City to handle when they go forward. Arne Slot and Pep Guardiola embrace ahead of Liverpool's clash against Manchester City (Image: Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images) "When you have Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai as your three in midfield against City, you have got to be the favorites." Merson is predicting a 3-1 win for Liverpool over Pep Guardiola's men, and he thinks Florian Wirtz might be set to star after he played well midweek in the Champions League.

"If Liverpool finish the weekend 10 points behind Arsenal, I don't care who you are and what you've got, you are not catching them in the title race," Merson wrote for Sportskeeda. "If Liverpool lose this game, they are out of the title race.

"When you're a Liverpool player, you aren't going to get too many games where the opposition will have a go at you. "City will try to take the game to Liverpool and that could open up space for Wirtz to be his best self.