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Joe Bray

Man City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan got Liverpool FC vs Barcelona Champions League prediction spot on

Manchester City might be able to save themselves a lot of worry in Sunday's final Premier League game - just by asking midfielder Ilkay Gundogan what the scores will be.

That is because Gundogan's detailed pre-match prediction for Liverpool's Champions League semi-final second leg with Barcelona was proved completely accurate last night.

Liverpool were trailing 3-0 going into the second leg at Anfield, but produced an incredible comeback to win 4-0 and progress to the final.

City's Premier League title rivals will now contest a second successive Champions League final after Gundogan's former Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp inspired what is being called the 'greatest ever European comeback.'

And Gundogan called the exact scoreline and scenarios before the game.

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“I’ve already thought about it and somehow I have the feeling that it’s not over yet,” he told DAZN  (via TeamTalk ) this week.

“I can even imagine Liverpool winning the game 4-0 at home.

"I don’t know why, but I think that at Anfield, and Klopp as a motivational machine and with the types of players that are very unpleasant to play against, even a team like Barca can be completely shut down in one game.”

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And Gundogan's prediction was proved right as Barcelona missed some good opportunities but were ultimately overpowered by Liverpool.

Pep Guardiola may be asking Gundogan to predict how City's final day clash with Brighton will play out - as well as Liverpool's home fixture with Wolves!

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