Liverpool know that the victory over Manchester City on Thursday evening at the stadium "Etihad", in the round 21 of the English Premier League, will make him more than half the way towards the title of 29-year-old.
City are now seven points behind leaders Liverpool, and any new point-drop will weaken their hopes of retaining the league title, although 17 rounds remain at the end of the competition.
Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp is always causing trouble for Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, and it will not be the same in Thursday's game. The German is digitally superior to his Spanish counterpart in the confrontations that began between them when they were training Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich respectively.
The following report highlights the key highlights that may be decided Thursday's summit for a team at the expense of the other:
left front
Liverpool will certainly exploit Manchester City's weaknesses, especially those related to the left side, suffered by the owner of the land since the injury of Frenchman Benjamin Mindy.
Guardiola depends on players in this area, the first is Fabian Delf will miss the next match because of the suspension and the second is the Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko, who needs more experience to play such important games, such as Delf, a midfielder.
The Magician Returns
Madrid - David Silva has returned to Manchester City's main squad to beat Southampton 3-1 in the last round, having missed most of December's matches due to injury.
In the absence of Siva, the game industry was affected, despite the return of Belgium's Kevin De Bruin to the team after recovering from injury, and with the possibility of the absence of the latter again, the Spanish star will exercise his hobby in building attacks and progress towards the penalty spot, to prove that the best His players this season.
High pressure
There is no doubt that Liverpool will use their usual way of putting pressure on Manchester City's defender to draw them up and start rebounding attacks, as well as prevent rivals from moving the ball comfortably beyond midfield.
Liverpool are keen to hold on to this way, which is the confusion of Manchester City's defense when pressed, especially England defender John Stones, who is expected to start the game today.
Perfect Lineups
Guardiola has changed much of its attacking squad since the start of the season, and injuries are one of the reasons.
With the return of Sergio Aguero, the Argentine striker intends to prove that he is the first striker in the squad at the expense of Brazilian Gabriel Jesús, and it remains to be known the identity of the wings that will start the "Pep" match, with the reliance on Rahim Sterling and Leroy Sani to exploit their speed and the possibility of exaggerating the back of Liverpool Andy Robertson Alexandre-Arnold is moving forward in the attack.