Jake Paul backs Liverpool and Mohamed Salah to beat Manchester City in Premier League title decider

Jake Paul backs Liverpool and Mo Salah to beat Manchester City in Sunday’s Premier League title decider due to the Reds’ impressive form – despite City having ‘home field’

  • Jake Paul posted saying Liverpool’s clash with Manchester City is a ‘toss-up’
  • But YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul backed the Reds to win on Sunday afternoon
  • City hosted Jurgen Klopp’s side in a potential Premier League title decider
  • The match finished 2-2 after Liverpool twice came from behind to equalise 

Jake Paul claimed Liverpool’s title showdown with Manchester City is a ‘toss-up’ but backed the Reds to triumph ahead of the match on Sunday. 

Jurgen Klopp’s side travelled to the Etihad Stadium for a first vs second clash which could have a massive bearing on which side takes the Premier League crown this season.

Paul said City’s ‘home field’ advantage would help but claimed the visitors and star forward Mohamed Salah would end up victorious – however, his prediction was wrong as the game ended 2-2 after Liverpool came from behind twice.

Jake Paul backed Liverpool to beat Manchester City in their title showdown on Sunday

The Reds travelled to the Etihad hoping to win and overtake the hosts in first position - but the match finished 2-2 after Liverpool came from behind twice, leaving them a point behind City

The Reds travelled to the Etihad hoping to win and overtake the hosts in first position – but the match finished 2-2 after Liverpool came from behind twice, leaving them a point behind City

He tweeted saying: ‘Man City Vs Liverpool is a toss up. City has home field…but Liverpool on fire at the moment. 

‘I’m putting my bet on The Reds and @mosalah’.

The 25-year-old’s post to his 4.2million followers, posted shortly after 2pm, was already liked more than 20,000 times after just two hours.

Before the game City sat top of the table by just a single point, having been 14 points clear of Liverpool in mid-January.

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul said the Reds would overcome City's 'home field' advantage

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul said the Reds would overcome City’s ‘home field’ advantage 

But Liverpool closed the gap and would have gone first in the league if they win – now they will have to make up the ground in their seven remaining games.

Paul was later criticised by sports fans for using unusual US terminology like ‘home field,’ presumably a motivation for him to later tweet a response.

He added: ‘FACTS: We call Football Soccer in America because of Brits. Brits invented the term soccer, we just picked it up and then created our own Football’.

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