Mark
Lawrenson's prediction
Liverpool v Sunderland (2000 GMT)
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Liverpool have had a strange old week - they enjoyed a top
result in Madrid, followed by a strange team selection against
Middlesbrough that ended in defeat.
Sunderland, on the other hand, have effectively had a winter
break having just had the weekend off and they have looked a
settled unit under Ricky Sbragia, who I think is doing well.
Still, I suspect the Black Cats might just be victims to a
backlash from Liverpool - it's the wrong time to play them, I
think, and at Anfield you have to fancy the Reds.
Verdict: 2-0
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