In my personal opinion, if one or two main players are injured, this will not have a fatal impact on Manchester City's performance. Because of course, if only one or two main players are injured, then the reserve players can definitely fill the void well. However, if for example more than 3 or 4 of Manchester City's main players suffer injuries, perhaps at that stage Manchester City will definitely experience very difficult times. The reason is, if more than 4 of Manchester City's main players are injured, the reserve players will certainly not be able to fill all the gaps properly. Because after all the reserve players will not be the same as the main players. So if, for example, many of Manchester City's main players are injured, it will definitely be very difficult to play well on the field.
So for now, as far as I know, only two of Manchester City's main players are injured. Namely De Bruyne who plays as an attacking midfielder and also Ederson who plays as a goalkeeper. So with only 2 of Manchester City's main players injured, I am sure that this week Manchester City will face Liverpool in 90% good condition. Therefore, don't worry too much about Manchester City. The reason is that in the upcoming match, in fact Manchester City will be superior to Liverpool in terms of the completeness of their players. The reason is, Manchester City only has 2 injured players, while Liverpool has 10 injured players. So it is clear that in terms of completeness, Manchester City players are superior to Liverpool.
And of course this match (Manchester City VS Liverpool) will be very interesting. The reason is, whichever team (Manchester City or Liverpool) wins this match will definitely be at the top of the Premier League standings for a while. So I definitely won't miss watching the match.
City's boss Pep is one good coach that has good foresight. His style of play, choice of players and combination of squad makes City formidable in all their displays. City themselves has a lot to offer in football, they're one team that are tough to encounter, this is because of Pep. How best can a team be with 3 different squads that are too good to face any rival. Even the youngsters are doing far better than old big Dawgs in other teams. The best thing that's ever happened to Manchester City is Pep Guardiola. Sometimes one would wonder if he'd be able to do these exploits with a different team, the answer is yes. We've seen his works in the clubs he's been before City and we've seen that he's the right man for any club's managerial position.
Liverpool on the other hand has experienced a push ahead in their stance since Klopp joined the team. They have been impactful in all areas of contests they find themselves. They've pulled through series of finals and have lifted a number of trophies too. The manager has been a positive addition to them and it's understandable if the club can't let go of him yet. This season, he's aimed for a number of trophies too, first when they took on Chelsea in the EFL finals, definitely the boss was charged to win again.
The European contests too is there. He's been able to put the team in the spotlight which they need to excel. The players he's worked with are definitely improving in their abilities too. Just like Pep in City, Klopp is been a savior to Liverpool and they'd definitely have to get to some greater heights before he exits the team soon. Regardless of the team's conditions, these top two teams have been able to stay in shape, giving themselves tough encounters at every time they meet. It's a much anticipated encounter when these teams face each other for the second leg game this season in the EPL. It'll be difficult to predict the game outcome because they're tough opponents, but fairly, it's certain that there'd be inflow of goals in the game.