Manchester City return to action for the first since being found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges levelled at them by the Premier League.
Anfield is perhaps the last place Enzo Maresca would liked to have visited this weekend, with a hostile home crowd no doubt making life difficult for the visitors.
Off-field issues aside, City have been excellent thus far under the Italian, winning all five Premier League games, and might fancy their chances against a Reds side without the injured Alexander Isak.
But speaking on the Football Betting Club podcast, Nathan Joyes believes the off-field issues will prove decisive on Sunday.
Liverpool v Manchester City Prediction & Tips
Best Bet: Liverpool draw no bet @ 10/11
Nathan said: "Two venues, after everything that's happened -- and my bet is purely what's happening off the field -- where Manchester City wouldn't want to go, one would be Old Trafford and the other would be Anfield.
"Yes, City come into this having won their last five, but I think what's going on in the dressing room, what's going on with the club, how do they actually go to Anfield (which has produced some classics in recent years0?
"I think the fact you can get Liverpool draw no bet at 1.925 to cover two options there, I think Liverpool are slowly improving, their performance against Bournemouth, a 1-0 win and a clean sheet, some ticks are being added to the boxes, I think the fact it's been three weeks and all the charges and all the talk, Liverpool are quite a big price on the draw no bet line.
"I'm not going for too much logic with what's going on on the pitch here, I just don't think City are going to enjoy the occasion and the Anfield crowd are very much going to let their opinions be known."
Key Match Stats
Only Brighton (16) have scored more goals than Manchester City (13) this season
Liverpool have kept clean sheets in each of their last three games
Erling Haaland is the Premier League's top goalscorer on five
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