Manuel Akanji confident Manchester City can end Anfield hoodoo
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Manuel Akanji feels it is about time Manchester City put an end to their Anfield hoodoo. If we put on the type of performance we want then I think we can win the game.” Akanji was on target as holders City rubber-stamped their place in the Champions League quarter-finals for a seventh successive season with a routine 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday. Akanji said: “I hope so – that’s what we play for, to win it – but we’re into the quarter-finals now and we’ll see.