Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has predicted that Liverpool would play 1-1 with Chelsea in the Premier League game on Saturday.
He also said that the game between Manchester City and Brighton would end 2-0 in favour of Pep Guardiola’s men.
Writing his weekly predictions for Sky Sports, Merson said: “This will be a very intriguing game. You’ve got Eden Hazard who you could see on Wednesday is the best of the best at the moment without a doubt but you’ve still got the big boys to come back for Liverpool like Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and the back four.
“I don’t think Chelsea will have a psychological edge, Liverpool rested their back four and it will be completely different from Wednesday. I thought Chelsea were outstanding in the first half but Liverpool got back into it and it will give them confidence to say ‘right, we can break them down’.
“But it was like a boxing match, no one was really showing their hand until Hazard came on and you’re thinking ‘how do you stop him?’. I think Liverpool will be more than happy with a 1-1 draw that would be a great result for them.
“Prediction is Chelsea 1 Liverpool 1”.
On Manchester City’s game against Brighton, he added: “The problem with Man City is they’ve put themselves in a position now where they’ve got a big Champions League game in midweek. If they had beaten Lyon at home, it’s a different game but they’ve probably got to go to Hoffenheim and win now.
“He might rest a couple of players for this game. If he wasn’t resting anyone, I’d just see it as a big test going to Hoffenheim next week.
“Prediction is Manchester City 2 Brighton 0.”
The kick-off time for Chelsea vs Liverpool is 5:30pm, while Manchester City vs Brighton is 3pm.
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