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Nobody has committed more fouls in either the Liverpool or Manchester City squad in the Premier League this season than Argentine international Alexis Mac Allister.

The Liverpool midfielder has committed 47 fouls in his 25 appearances so far this season, which makes for an average fouls per game of 1.88. This won’t come as too much of a surprise to those who have watched Liverpool play this season as the former Brighton man sits alongside Ryan Gravenberch in the heart of the Liverpool midfield; where both have been tasked with breaking up the opposition’s attacks, winning the ball back and starting counter attacks for Arne Slot’s side.

Mac Allister has, unsurprisingly, attempted more tackles than any other Liverpool player, 72, and the 26-year-old has won 46 of those and picked up 6 yellow cards.

We mentioned Liverpool’s central midfield partnership above and now were focusing on the other half of that duo, Ryan Gravenberch. Whilst the Dutchman isn’t as combative as Mac Allister, he does get involved in plenty of duels and is, in fact, the most fouled Liverpool player this season.

Gravenberch has been fouled 36 times in his 26 Premier League starts, which means he is being fouled an average of 1.38 times per game. The 22-year-old has been transformed under Slot and is now one of Liverpool’s best performers, playing a key role in the centre of the park where he is tasked with getting on the ball and starting attacks and that makes him vulnerable to challenges from the opposition midfield.

Omar Marmoush might have only featured in 3 Premier League games since making his move to Manchester City from Frankfurt in the January transfer window, but the Egyptian forward has impressed in that short period.

Last time out against Newcastle, Marmoush helped himself to his first Man City goals and his first-ever hat trick in his professional career. The 26-year-old has made 3 starts in the Premier League and has managed to have 7 shots during that period, 3 of which have hit the target and resulted in goals.

Marmoush has a shots on target ratio of 42.9% which is the third highest in the Man City squad this season. As things stand, the Egyptian forward is averaging 2.88 shots per 90 minutes and his shots on target per 90 minutes is 1.2, which only Erling Haaland and James Mcatee are currently outperforming him on.

Erling Haaland has had more shots than any other Manchester City player in the Premier League this season but Phil Foden is second in that list.

The England international has attempted 46 shots in his 20 Premier League appearances this season, 4 of which were from the substitutes bench. This impressive tally means that Foden is averaging 2.88 shots per 90 minutes in the league but his accuracy could do with some improving. The 24-year-old has hit the target on 14 occasions and that makes for a shots on target ratio of 30.4%, which is someway off Haaland’s 55.4%.

However, Foden has still managed to score 7 Premier league goals, making him the second top goalscorer at the club this season behind Haaland and one of the Citizens’ most dangerous attacking players.