Guardiola believes City’s hopes of regaining their Premier League crown will be “over” if they drop any more points. Three league defeats in December have allowed Liverpool to open up a seven point advantage going into Thursday’s huge top two tussle at the Etihad. City boss Guardiola said: “We knew it that with the position of Liverpool, if we drop points then it is over, it is finished. “Of course they are going to drop points but not too many.”(Image: Getty)City put successive, shock defeats against Crystal Palace and Leicester behind them as they got back on track at Southampton. “Liverpool is seven points in front because they don’t concede many and are in incredible form after four years together with Jurgen.

Source: Daily Mirror December 30, 2018 19:52 UTC