Sunday`s premier League clash of the two front runners will certainly be the most watched game of recent times, as the title race might take a definite twist when both teams meet at the Anfield. It is the same arena (before multiple rehabilitation) that hosted the first ever clash between the two present day giants of English football. Their maiden meet was on the 2nd December 1893 in the League D2 championship with the hosts piping the visitors 3-0. It was not just another win, as the visitors refused to accept the `shame` just a few months after changing names from Ardwick Fc to Liverpool. Then began the run for revenge, which only came 10 years into the chase, a 3-2 win that sparked celebrations around the city of Manchester.
Since then the two clashed 225 times across competitions, with The Reds leading on the log, 108 wins as against 60 for The Sky Blues, sharing the spoils 60 times.
That will therefore be the slate on which the 226th game will be inscribed this Sunday as the two teams continue the title chase – the 20th for Liverpool and the 10th for Manchester City.
By Simon Lyonga