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The eyes of the footballing world will be on Anfield this Sunday as Manchester City play for the first time since being found guilty of spectacularly breaching Premier League financial regulations.Arguably the team who had the most taken from them by City’s cheating, Liverpool are fitting opponents on a day where most English football supporters will be desperate for the Reds to win.Liverpool fans are likely to be hostile towards Man City, with the current squad taking the brunt for their owners’ past misdemeanours. Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak look set to miss the game against Man City 🙃 Photo by Steven Halliwell/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Liverpool booing could lift Man City at AnfieldGiven the current circumstances – and what will probably be a hotbed of an atmosphere at Anfield – some may have Liverpool down as favourites to win on Sunday.However, it should be remembered that for all the question marks over them after Pep Guardiola’s summer exit, City have won five from five in the Premier League this season and are a better team than the Reds at this moment.
“It shouldn’t be a negative for them.”READ MORE: Conor Bradley reveals Giovanni Leoni’s best qualities as he prepares for Liverpool return“It should be, well, you know, we’ll show you. That’s your only negative.
That’s when you get booed.“But away fans booing, you’re all shouting at you. It’s a motivation to know that you’re competing against the opposition on their patch.”If City do turn up and use the atmosphere to their advantage, it could end up being a dark day for Liverpool and the Premier League as a whole, as the rule-breakers show that they are still the team to beat.But Liverpool players know how to use Anfield to pummel an opposition team into submission.
