Man City vs. Liverpool Bet Builder Tips: Common card culprits worth backing in 16/1 double at The Etihad

Premier League fans are in for an absolute treat on Saturday lunchtime as Manchester City take on Liverpool at The Etihad. After a 12/1 winner over the international break, Anthony Eadson returns with his latest Bet Builder tips, in the form of a 16/1 cards double that can be backed with BoyleSports.

We are really keen on this little double for the headline fixture on Saturday’s slate in the Premier League and are siding with both Fabinho and Bernardo Silva to be carded.

Both of the players mentioned above have picked up more yellow cards against Saturday’s opponent than any other club in their career, so let’s start with Fabinho.

When looking back through the previous meetings between these two sides our eyes lit up when we realised that the Liverpool midfielder had been shown a yellow card in all six of his most recent meetings with Manchester City, when you take out the Community Shield.

In total, Fabinho has picked up eight cautions in just 13 appearances against Manchester City in his career, with quotes of 2/1 or bigger, making appeal as a single for this latest clash. 

However, we won’t be playing the single on Saturday and have paired up Fabinho to be carded witn Bernardo Silva, taking us to a very backable 16/1. 

The Manchester City man has started 10 top-flight games against Jurgen Klopp’s side in his career and has been shown a yellow card in four of those.

Bernardo was also booked when the pair met in the Champions League quarter-finals a few years back and at 6/1 with a couple of betting sites, he looks overpriced here against an opponent he has a colourful disciplinary record against.

It’s also worth noting that Manchester City’s opponents have received 20+ booking points more times than any other in the Premier League this season, with 81% of the sides they have faced collecting at least two yellows or a red card.