5 reasons Liverpool will finish the job against Manchester City

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 04: Sadio Mane of Liverpool is challenged by Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg One match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on April 4, 2018 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 04: Sadio Mane of Liverpool is challenged by Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg One match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on April 4, 2018 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 07: Seamus Coleman of Everton is challenged by James Milner of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on April 7, 2018 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images) /

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The 3-0 first leg advantage means Liverpool can approach this game exactly how they want to. Klopp is happy to let Man City have possession and keep them under pressure through harrying and hustling them in their own half.

The front three will do this as well as any forward line in world football. The midfield three that will play on Tuesday – Gini Wijnaldum, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – are also excellent at carrying out those instructions.

Many teams try to copy this method of pressing City but Klopp is the master of this tactic and has constructed a team that can implement it. One sign that Man City are worried about Liverpool’s pressure is that Guardiola changed his set up last week to combat the threat.

Unusually for City they had two deeper midfielders in Fernandinho and Gundogan. Sterling went to the bench and De Bruyne went to the right hand side. The Belgian mdifielder was anonymous in the first leg. They will likely switch back to their favored formation at home. And that will play directly into Liverpool’s hands.