Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis are going via their worst type of final 18 years.
They’ve misplaced 5 video games in a row after their newest defeat in opposition to Tottenham on the Etihad Stadium.
Ange Postecoglou’s aspect shocked Pep Guardiola and his staff by successful 4-0 in opposition to the Premier League winners.
Questions have been raised whether or not Man Metropolis and Guardiola can problem for the league title this season.
Arne Slot’s Liverpool aspect are at the moment the favourites to win the league and in the event that they handle to beat Southampton on Sunday, they are going to prolong their result in eight factors over Man Metropolis.
Guardiola has claimed that if his aspect lose to Liverpool at Anfield subsequent week, which might put Liverpool eleven factors forward of Metropolis, the Premier League title race shall be over for them.
Talking after the defeat in opposition to Tottenham, the Man Metropolis supervisor was requested about his opinion if his aspect lose in opposition to Slot’s staff subsequent week.
“Yeah, it’s true,” he mentioned, as reported by ESPN.
“We’re not fascinated about successful or dropping [the title], we aren’t within the scenario to consider what’s going to occur on the finish of the season.
“If in the long run we don’t win it’s as a result of we don’t deserve it. We received it prior to now as a result of we deserved it.
Man Metropolis suffered considered one of their worst defeats underneath Pep Guardiola. (Picture by Naomi Baker/Getty Photographs)
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“What we have now to do now could be [beat] Feyenoord. That’s an important factor — first for the qualification for the CL [Champions League] — and step-by-step the gamers shall be higher.”
Man Metropolis can’t afford to lose at Anfield subsequent week
Man Metropolis had been favourites to win the league title once more this season however they’ve been shocked by Liverpool’s type underneath Slot this season.
The Reds can take an eight level lead over Man Metropolis with a win in opposition to Southampton at the moment.
Anfield shall be completely buzzing subsequent week for the go to of Guardiola’s aspect and as anticipated, a win for Liverpool will finish Metropolis’s possibilities of successful the league regardless of the season being lower than midway via.
Accidents have troubled Man Metropolis this season, significantly of Ballon d’Or winner Rodri who’s their midfield commander.
The likes of Jack Grealish, John Stones, Kevin de Bruyne and others have all hung out away on the sidelines with health points this season.
Guardiola praised James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski for his or her performances on the Etihad Stadium.