Analyzing the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draws

#4 Liverpool vs Manchester City

Despite their recent victory, Liverpool will be disappointed by their draw against Manchester City

If both teams had the choice of one team they didn't want to draw, they would have picked exactly one another. Despite the two never having met in the European competition, Liverpool dominates their local rivalry - 87 wins as against Manchester City's 45, and 46 draws between them.

Liverpool sit in the fourth place in the Premier League, the title well out of sight and just four points ahead of Chelsea at fifth. Their attacking hasn't let the side down yet - scoring 68 goals in 30 league games and an unbelievable 28 goals in the Champions League - Liverpool are currently the only team to have beaten Pep Guardiola's team in the Premier League and have scored 7 goals twice this year.

Manchester City have all but lifted the Premier League trophy, as they lead second-placed Manchester United by 16 points. Their attack has been in fine form this season, scoring 85 goals in 30 league games and 19 goals in the Champions League - they have destroyed times left and right in the Premier League, and scored 6 goals past Napoli in the Champions League.

This should be an affair to look forward to, as both teams play some of the finest attacking football at present. Jurgen Klopp's side have a momentary mental advantage over their rivals thanks to their 4-3 win in recent times, but the way City are going about it might prove to be nothing.

It will be a battle between two philosophies that are essentially the same - Klopp's Gegenpressing against Guardiola's more technically focussed approach to the game. The Reds have history behind them but suffered a shock defeat to Manchester United recently. Manchester City will be looking forward to winning the treble and will pay little heed to history when they go into this fixture.

Whatever may happen, one thing is for certain - a lot of goals are about to be scored.

Key players:

Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (attack) and Virgil van Dijk (defence)

Manchester City: Nicolas Otamendi (defence) and Kevin De Bruyne (attack)

Fixtures:

First leg: 4th April

Second leg: 10th April