Liverpool v Man City: Ten key stats you need to know
It may seem unlikely, but it's a stark fact that San Marino have won more matches in November than Manchester City.
With five defeats and a draw in their past six games, it has been 34 days since Premier League champions City last tasted victory in any competition.
Should they lose to in-form Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday (16:30 GMT), they will be 11 points behind the Premier League leaders after 13 games.
But what would be the significance of that gap?
This piece includes 10 quick stats to digest before Sunday's huge game...
If Liverpool win...
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In the 32 Premier League seasons, only three times have teams come from 11 or more points behind at any point to win the title.
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City have never managed to win the title after being behind by more than 10 points.
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Only once has a team had an 11-point lead after 13 games - Manchester United in the 1993-94 season who went on to win the title. Liverpool would also need Arsenal, Chelsea and Brighton to drop points to create that gap this weekend.
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City would become the first Premier League champions to lose four successive games the following season.
If City win or it's a draw
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There is hope for City fans... they have clawed back deficits of 8-10 points to win the Premier League title on six occasions - and all at a later stage of the campaign than now.
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In four of Guardiola's six Premier League title-winning seasons, they have overturned gaps of eight points or more.
Explaining City's issues - briefly...
Only Getafe and Bayern are facing fewer shots than City (average of eight per league match).... but the quality of those chances City are giving up is the issue
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It's not the volume of chances that is the main issue for City defensively, but the quality of them. City concede by far the highest quality of chance in Europe’s top five leagues.
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Only two teams are giving up fewer chances than City's eight per game on average - Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich and Getafe, 15th in La Liga
And Liverpool's strengths - briefly...
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Liverpool have four more points compared to their first 12 games of last season - the level of their play hasn’t changed dramatically, it’s just a bit more defensive-minded
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They’ve faced 37 fewer shots but taken 35 fewer
Liverpool's basic defence and attack statistics from the first 12 games of last season compared to this season
Source: BBC Sport
