Comparing LFC and City’s title run-in – & how they fared in reverse fixtures

This Premier League title race between Liverpool and Manchester City looks like it could go right down to the wire again. 

Two of the best sides in Europe, if not the two outright best in the world, are effectively neck and neck in the hunt for the top spot.

Led by Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, possibly the two greatest managers in the world, everything about the battle to become English champions is mesmerising.

Liverpool have hunted down City, who at one point looked as if they had the title already in their grasp.

They are now just four points behind Guardiola’s side and have a game in hand on their title rivals, as well as a superior goal difference by three, which may end up being the decisive metric.

Man City won’t panic; their squad depth is deep and rich in quality and they will be confident they can put together a run of wins to dismiss Liverpool’s challenge and retain the Premier League trophy.

But where will the league title be won and lost? We’ve gone through both sides’ remaining fixtures and gathered their results in the reverse fixtures to see if we can provide an insight into who might lift England’s top footballing prize.

Burnley (A) – Win, 2-0

Liverpool (H) – Draw, 2-2

Wolves (A) – Win, 1-0

Brighton (H) – Win, 4-1

Watford (H) – Win. 3-1

Leeds (A) – Win, 7-0

Newcastle (H) – Win, 4-0

West Ham (A) – Win, 2-1

Aston Villa (H) – Win, 2-1

City are the defending Premier League champions, and when we look at how they fared in the reverse fixtures of their upcoming games it’s easy to see why.

They dropped points against just one of the teams they’ll be playing in the league before the end of the season, and that’s Liverpool themselves.

If they were to repeat their performances this time around, they