Sam Matterface and Steve Freeth analyse Man City's dominant derby victory over Man Utd as Pep Guardiola's side prepare to face Liverpool in a pivotal encounter at Anfield this weekend.
Phil Foden led Man City to victory last weekend in the Manchester derby, scoring two out of the three goals that inspired them to a 3-1 win against the Red Devils.
Despite have a poor spell of form at the back end of last year, Man City appear to be back on top form with the return of striker Erling Haaland, and Phil Foden has been in sensational form of late.
Pep Guardiola has credited Phil Foden's recent performances stating that he is 'the best player in the Premier League' after dominating big games with 18 goal contributions in England's top flight so far this term.
If Foden keeps up his efforts, he could take home the PFA Player of The Year award for the first time and the Englishman is currently priced at 7/2 to do just this.
Liverpool have been in flying form this season and are currently sat top of the Premier League table, but Man City and Arsenal are both hot on their tail.
The game between Liverpool and Man City this Sunday could see the top of table drastically change with Guardiola's side looking stronger than ever and Arsenal being in the best form of Arteta's tenure, with the Gunners the first team in English league history to win three straight away games by five or more goals.
Liverpool will be thankful that Darwin Nunez is back to full fitness after recovering from a foot injury and he will be looking to add to his 10 Premier League goals so far this season at Anfield. The Uruguayan is is priced at 4/1 to score 20 or more goals this season.
We've touched upon the performance of the top Premier League teams this season but now it's time to look at the other end of the table, as the relegation battle continues...
Sheffield United got a thrashing at Bramall Lane where they played Arsenal this week which made them the first team in English football history to lose three home games by five or more goals in the same season.
The Blades are currently priced at 25/1 to avoid relegation and 1/10 to concede over 100.5 goals.