Friday, 8 September 2017

City will fear mane threat

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Jamie Redknapp explains why Sadio Mane could be key when Liverpool face Manchester City on Saturday - and why the Reds don't have to worry about Philippe Coutinho.
Some of Manchester City and Liverpool's recent meetings have been fantastic and I'm expecting nothing different from this one.
There will be so much attacking talent on show on both sides, but Liverpool have got the man in form in Sadio Mane. Any defence would be scared stiff of facing him after his start to the season.
It will be a massive test for Kyle Walker. He has got to try and find a way of pushing Mane back into his own half, but the danger is that if he doesn't go with you, you leave space for the counter-attack.
Walker loves to bomb forward. Sometimes he forgets about his defensive duties but his pace gets him out of trouble. Against someone as fast Mane, however, that becomes difficult. That's why I think he could be key.
Sadio Mane has scored three goals in three games so far this season
City are more than capable of causing Liverpool problems themselves, of course, but losing Vincent Kompany is a major blow.
Kompany is one of the best Premier League defenders we've ever seen. Unfortunately, when you get a lot of injuries - and I know this from my own career - you're never really far away from your next one.
It's a big problem for City because he works so well with John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi. Any team would miss him, and those two do not fill me with confidence when he's not playing.
Pep Guardiola surprised a lot of people by not signing another centre-back during the summer, but it's difficult because when Kompany is fit, you don't need one.
Vincent Kompany has been ruled out of the game with Liverpool
I think we could see a bit of a goal-fest without him on Saturday, because Liverpool's defence is obviously their weakness as well.
It will be interesting to see how they line up, but one man who will not feature is Philippe Coutinho.
There has been a lot of talk about his mindset after everything that went on with Barcelona in the summer, but I don't think it's going to be a problem for him - and I certainly don't think it's going to be a problem for his team-mates.
Man City vs Liverpool
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