Manchester City and Liverpool have dominated the Premier League over the past four seasons but a sizeable gap has opened up between the lea...
Manchester City and Liverpool have dominated the Premier League over the past four seasons but a sizeable gap has opened up between the leaders and the champions ahead of their latest meeting on Sunday.
City are seven points clear of fourth-placed Liverpool, with a game in hand, and could kill off any hopes of a revival for Jurgen Klopp’s men with a first victory at Anfield for 18 years.
At the other end of the table, Sheffield United, West Brom and Fulham have been cut adrift and look destined for a return to the Championship.
But struggles for Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal have opened up the race for a Champions League place, with a host of other contenders aiming for a top-four finish.
Man City leave Liverpool trailing
Despite the vast sums invested and multiple trophies won since Shiekh Mansour’s takeover 13 years ago, Anfield has remained an unassailable fortress for the men in blue with City’s last victory there coming in 2003.
However, Liverpool’s invincibility at home has crumbled in recent weeks in front of empty stands.
After a club-record 68-game unbeaten run in the Premier League at Anfield, the Reds have suffered back-to-back 1-0 defeats to Burnley and Brighton.
Liverpool have not won any of their past four home games – and have...
