Man City vs. Liverpool Bet Builder Tips: 28/1 shot featuring Erling Haaland and Mo Salah
Christmas comes early on Thursday when Man City and Liverpool lock horns in a festive League Cup clash at the Etihad.
These two teams know how to put on a show and this mid-week duel should deliver on all fronts as they each seek to bag a statement win to advance through to the quarter-finals.
Below, we've pieced together a 28/1 Bet Builder for the occasion, courtesy of bet365.
Man City absolutely love this competition, winning six of the last nine editions of the League Cup, and four of the last five.
However, their four-year period of complete dominance was punctured last season by Liverpool who overcame Chelsea in the Final on penalties, whereas City were ousted by West Ham in the fourth round.
- Tipster Wizard's match preview and best bets for Man City vs Liverpool
Both Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp will be keen for their respective sides to get the wheels turning ahead of the return of the Premier League, although it's difficult to know exactly what teams each manager will field given that the World Cup has only just come to a close.
Star names such as Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne, and Mo Salah should all feature in the fourth-round duel, while a cluster of youngsters and fringe players are likely to play a part in proceedings.
It's Man City that have been favoured by betting sites to win in 90 minutes at a shade under even-money, Liverpool are priced at 3/1 to claim their fourth straight win over City (in normal time), while a draw - which would take the game straight to penalties - could attract attention at 11/4 with Boylesports.
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Man City vs Liverpool Bet Builder Tips
Premier League superstars Erling Haaland and Mo Salah are both well-rested and raring-to-go after the duo were forced to watch the World Cup from their sofas.
The pair make up two-thirds of our 28/1 Bet Builder, with each player tasked with having Over 1.5 Shots On Target during Thursday's cup clash.
Haaland has scored an astonishing 23 goals in just 18 matches in all competitions since joining City; 18 of which have come in the Premier League and the other five in the Champions League. He'll now be expected to make his mark on his League Cup debut.
Haaland has averaged 2.17 shots on target per game in the league this season and had a whopping 4 SOT from 6 shots in City's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool two months ago. He's priced at even-money to go on and tick the Over 1.5 SOT box against the Reds on Thursday.
As for Mo Salah, while he may have had to settle for a place in Haaland's shadow this season, he did start to hit form in mid-September; scoring 13 goals in 14 games before the World Cup break.
Salah scored five goals in his five games just prior to the break, including a brace in Liverpool's 2-1 win at Spurs.
He's cleared the Over 1.5 SOT line in each of his last five league games and catches the eye at 5/2 to do so against Man City, whom he scored the winner against in a 1-0 league triumph in October.
The third and final part of this tripartite Bet Builder is a draw at 90 minutes, which is priced at 13/5.
This has been the outcome of three of the last seven matches between the teams, with each of those draws seeing both teams find the back of the net, including a brace of 2-2 scorelines last season.
Given that we could see a combination of superstar talent, young guns and fringe players, a draw does catch the eye at 13/5 which enhances our treble into a 28/1 Bet Builder with bet365.
