The next premier league game is a big one and we cannot hide from that.
Few would have thought of Manchester City versusLiverpool as a huge game in the title race back in January.
It looked as though the Reds were running in a one-horse race when City moved 14 points clear at the top.
Since then, the Reds have won every game they have played, and on Saturday they took the top spot in the table.
When City opened the scoring in their game against Burnley to return to the top of the table, the news conference was barely over.
"So City have already killed one of your questions, huh?" he quipped as he sat down, aware that a large focus of journalists' questions would be about the upcoming match with City, rather than the win."
The professional view is that the game is large. Former England captain Alan Shearer, ex-Wales captain Ashley Williams, and former Scotland player James McFadden have all said the game next weekend is crucial to the title.
I think whoever wins that will win the title.
It is impossible to hide from the enormity of the title match-up. Both sides have played the same number of games going into the fixture.
It would be understandable if he was frustrated at seeing the advantage his side once had gone down.
He said they would fight.
The opponent is good but they said we will make a proper battle and we accept that.
He knows that Manchester City cannot afford any off days and will have to win all of their remaining games to retain the title.
I don't think they will drop points apart from that, but I hope they lose against us.
You have to deal with the pressure. We did it in the past when we had to win 14 games in a row to win the title. If we don't win eight games, we won't be champion.
While City are trying to win a fourth league title in five seasons, the Reds are trying to win a quadruple for the first time.
They have already won the Carabao Cup and are in the running for the FA Cup, as well as the league title race.
I really appreciate the situation we are in.
I told the boys yesterday that if someone told them in the summer that we were in a situation where we had won one trophy and a full squad available, we would all take it.
If we were 20 points ahead of City, the situation would have been better.
The advantage Manchester City had in January made many pundits give up on a title race.
The title was done and dusted, according to the former Wales captain.
They had nothing to lose, for me. The pressure was not on them. They have something to lose now and the pressure has changed.
What an ending we are in for this season!
Alan Shearer thought the title race was over, but now feels that predicting a winner is a guessing game.
He said that there was a good chance forLiverpool to put some pressure on Manchester City.
When you look at where they were two months ago, it's all over. They have done a great job getting themselves back into contention.
I think it is a flip of coin in the title race. It will boil down to next weekend.
Manchester City finish the season with games at home toBrighton,Watford,Newcastle, and Villa, as well as away games to Wolves and West Ham.
In addition to the home games against Manchester United,Everton, Spurs, and Wolves, the Reds also have away games against the likes of Newcastle, Saints, and Villa.
It looks like Manchester City have the better run of fixtures compared with other teams, but they have two games against Madrid in the competition too.
It is a tough run initially for City, but after that it is a less difficult run than forLiverpool.
I think it is down to next weekend. I think whoever wins that will win the title.
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