Pep Guardiola, right, and Manchester City ranked just ahead of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool on Match of the Day (Richard Sellers/PA)Match of the Day’s enforced shift from weekly highlights leaves Manchester City with top billing for the season so far. City still the main drawManchester City edge Liverpool into second in terms of the Match of the Day running order (PA graphic)Despite Liverpool’s 25-point lead in the table, City have opened the show on eight occasions to their rivals’ seven. The Seagulls have faced both City and Liverpool in lead games, with their games against Aston Villa and Everton also topping the bill in back-to-back weeks in October. This season, Manchester City have been first on Match of the Day more times than Manchester United* have been on Match of the Day. — Tom White (@TomWhitePA) January 9, 2020West Ham and Southampton, with three lead games each, rank ahead of any of the trio with the likes of Norwich, Villa and Watford alongside Chelsea on two.

Source: Irish Independent March 20, 2020 15:45 UTC