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Rangers have been strong at home under Danny Röhl, having won 8/9 of their last games at Ibrox. Their one draw came when they surrendered a 2-goal lead to Celtic. They face a Dundee United side who will take confidence from their victory against Celtic last time out; however, Celtic were awful that day, as was the condition of the pitch. I fancy Rangers to make it 9/10 here. Under 3.5 goals is a decent shout as well. Rangers tend to eke out wins against lower-league opposition and are generally not a free-scoring side. Recent exceptions came against struggling Aberdeen (4-1), who had just appointed Stephen Robinson??"an underwhelming appointment according to many Dons fans??"and Kilmarnock (5-1), who had a man sent off early.

The feeling at Liverpool just isn't right at the moment, with uncertainty around Arne Slot's future and inconsistent results, having won just 2 of their last 6 games in all competitions. They also have a huge CL tie in Paris on Wednesday, and I can see Slot resting a few key players ahead of this. City, who have a strong record in domestic cup competitions under Pep, have no CL tie to look forward to midweek and can put all their focus on this tie. City win & BTTS isn't a bad shout here either, as I certainly don't trust either defence. However, I'm most confident that City will progress here. I think City will win the game, but a more conservative bet of them just to qualify is also a good shout at 1.4.