Pundits Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have different views as to how Liverpool’s crucial Premier League clash against Manchester City will go as the race for the title starts to reach its climax.
Jurgen Klopp’s side face the reigning champions at Anfield in Sunday afternoon’s hotly anticipated game. Ahead of the match, Liverpool sit at the top of the table but are just one point ahead of their opponents, although their goal difference is just slightly better.
Another team who will be watching the game in anticipation will be Arsenal. The Gunners are in third place, two points behind Liverpool, and will be looking to take advantage of any slip-ups from either team.
The match could prove to be decisive in where the Premier League title ends up at the end of the season, but the two pundits do not agree as to how it could turn out after 90 minutes. Carragher does however feel that the match is a must-win for Liverpool to fuel the belief that they win win the league in Klopp’s final season in charge.
“I feel as if Liverpool have to beat City at the weekend for me to sit there and go ‘I think Liverpool are going to win the league’,” he said on The Overlap Fan Debate. “ I think I will believe that if Liverpool go four points clear with 10 games to go.”
Neville then said: I think City are going to beat you (Liverpool) but I want Liverpool to win because I want the league to be opened up. I think City are going to win on Sunday, I think he’s going to come and put a right job in.”
However, Carragher believes that the game being played at Liverpool will have an impact on the result. “There’s been different City teams, have there been any better City teams than this? I don’t know,” he added. “You go to David Silva, (Sergio) Aguero and they never came and won.
“The Anfield crowd, this Liverpool team as well you’re going to see who is available and who can play. I think missing the goalkeeper is a big miss although the young lad has been brilliant.
“Pep does have a problem at Anfield. City’s record in general, forget about Pep and this team, Mancini, Pellegrini, the record at Anfield isn’t great.”
