The halfway point of the season has barely been passed, but the Liverpool seems to have thrown in the towel. Too soon, too sad. Without the beat of Anfield, the champion has returned to be an earthly team, nothing to do with the epic image of a few months ago. TO Klopp He has been sentenced by the many absences in a weakened defense and has not known or has not been able to counteract the comeback of a City which has given a tall answer.
With a pending match, he gets seven points from Liverpool. An abyss, waiting for the appointment that both have next Sunday. You can even afford to stumble the box Guardiola because he has earned the right to fail after starting 2021 at an undeniable pace. The City He has learned that this Premier is not won from the offensive genius of a few but through recovering the collective solidity that it lacked last year.
Although anything can happen, thinking of another team as a Premier favorite right now is bold and reckless. Unfortunately for the league, because it will lack the interest that it had in other years, but it seems that it already has an owner by now. To the City He has been put on the face of a champion for more than Guardiola insists on saying something else.
The Manchester City It seems to have reached cruising speed towards the achievement of the title, yes, but there is still a lot of sea to navigate. And at the least expected moment, an iceberg can appear, the kind that shakes even the most placid of trips.
Right now, having chained 13 consecutive wins (9 of Premier), it is difficult to imagine a losing streak that deviates City out of the way, but there are uncontrollable factors, such as a plague of injuries, that can set off a devastating 'domino effect'. Ask your own Liverpool.
Now, it is true that next Sunday in Anfield there are more than three points in the fight for this Premier League. Mainly if they are those of Guardiola those who are victorious, because that result would virtually leave the Liverpool knocked out on the canvas.
Would remain in the fight Manchester United, that although he is a fighter who has recently staggered with a loss to the Sheffield United and a draw against Arsenal, is more than determined to stay on his feet as long as he has options to prevent the citizen rival from lifting the trophy.
He has it all in his face Manchester City, of that there is no doubt, but it is still too early for celebrations.