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Liverpool against Manchester City. And by the way, afterwards City play Paris Saint Germain at the Etihad for the Champions League on Wednesday and we'll be there. I have this idea in mind and you can tell me I'm wrong, and you probably will. I think that, given the circumstances, this could be the best possible match for Manchester City because it sorts itself out. It's Liverpool. It's a great rivalry match. It's everything you want it to be. I simply think they could thrive in that environment. Well, time will tell. That's the conclusion. Time will tell. The only thing I would say, and I don't want the weekend to go by quickly because we have some great games, especially today, which I'm really looking forward to. But tomorrow,
do you know what will happen tomorrow? It will set a precedent for how home teams host Manchester City. Oh, yes. This season. The bus journey could be interesting. Listen, I told you last night, I wouldn't want to be on that Manchester City team bus. That will be a real welcome. But all Maresca will have done is bring the team together. As soon as they returned from the international break, many of them were obviously playing international matches. He 'll gather them in the dressing room and say, "Okay, this is what we're going to do. This unit here stays together because we're going to
be a target. If we thought we were a target before, yes, we're going to be a target. But they have the kind of players who thrive. I think this is a day where you'll see Enzo Fernandez be Enzo Fernandez. Haaland said all the right things this week, and Maresca, when he spoke to the press, I thought he was fantastic. He spoke very well, Don, and you're right. You look at them, and they're all saying the right things, which you would expect, and if you're a Manchester City fan, you would expect. Again, it's worth noting that it's the City fans I feel sorry for at the moment. But we'll find out very, very soon if they're a unit, if they're together, and if they're going to roll up their sleeves and, you know, support
the team and, as I say, try to win the title. But I mean, the discussions now, my goodness. Think about it. It's absolutely remarkable. I mean, obviously there's going to be an appeal when they have the right to Appeal, and that's how it should be. But I think from the fans' and football's point of view, Don, we just need a resolution as soon as possible. Just remind me of one thing when we get to the commentary section in a bit. There can't be an uneven bounce on this pitch. If I, if I say the phrase 'it took a bad bounce before I hit it,' there's no way there can be an uneven bounce on this
pitch. You just have to take it away from what we're supposed to be talking about. You can't have an uneven bounce here. It's like the carpet in my house. I have to say, never. so I'll make a statement here. I think this is the biggest change in football in the last 30 years. Yes. I do. It's like a snooker carpet. It's a snooker mat. It's beautiful. Martin Keown could control it here. No, that's a bit much. Um, score prediction for Anfield tomorrow. Uh, I'm going to go for a draw. I know you don't. I think you see City consolidating. I'm going to go for A draw. I think it'll be a great game. I think it'll be
action-packed, and I'm going to say 2-2. I think I'm going with City. I'm going with City 2-1. I think, just like that, under these circumstances, they'll do well. They'll thrive on it. So, Liam, look, the pitch is fantastic. Nobody's going to have a bad bounce today. Big game at Anfield tomorrow. Big game today. Ali and I are going to the commentary position. We'll bring the signal back to you.
