Pep Guardiola talks Man Utd and Liverpool title race after Man City beat Crystal Palace

Pep Guardiola has predicted a bumpy ride in the Premier League title race between Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool.

The 2019 champions put themselves two points behind their city rivals with a game in hand after beating Crystal Palace 4-0.

They grabbed the opportunity to climb up the table as United failed to beat Liverpool in a 0-0 draw at Anfield.

While City put themselves in a strong position to reclaim the title, Guardiola is keeping level-headed ahead of a three-way battle for the trophy.

Speaking to Sky Sports in his post-match interview, the City boss said: “Crystal Palace. I’m not able to say much further. I’m pretty sure there will be bad moments during the season.

“It’s not a problem, we fought a lot when we were eight points behind before we played Southampton. We fought to be there and we will fight a lot to maintain to be there. Many things will happen, it’s a weird season.

“That’s why I don’t think about the position in the table, what will happen in the future is rest well and prepare for Aston Villa.”

City’s win at the Etihad Stadium means they have their last five Premier League games in a row, remaining unbeaten since their visit to Tottenham in November.

While United are also in a good vein of form, keeping their own invincible run of 12 games going…….read more

Source: Daily Star