Gary Neville gives title race verdict as Man City miss chance to extend lead over Liverpool

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher believe Manchester City and Liverpool could find their next few games more difficult as the pressure builds in the title race.

City missed the chance to extend their advantage over their nearest rivals to six points on Monday night as they were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace. Despite dominating the game and creating numerous chances, Pep Guardiola’s side were unable to break the deadlock against Patrick Vieira’s resolute side.

Liverpool will have the chance this week to narrow the gap to the leaders to just a point when they face Arsenal on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp’s side have been in excellent form in the league, having won their last eight games to draw closer to the Blues.

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And with the two set to meet in a crucial encounter at the Etihad next month, all eyes will be on the next few games, with City coming up against Burnley beforehand, while Liverpool also face Watford. Both sides would be expected to overcome those opponents, although Neville doesn’t see it being as easy as that.

Reflecting on City’s draw at Palace, Neville told Sky Sports: “Liverpool gain some confidence. I don’t think Manchester City drop too much confidence.

“But you look at those fixtures, which ones are the difficult ones, which ones will they pick up points, but then you throw the Champions League quarters in, you don’t know which teams they’ll be drawn against yet.

“You can imagine those games [the quarters], you throw two big Champions League games in around that Liverpool v Manchester City game, and you’ve got a lot to contend with in terms of your squad.

“Burnley becomes tougher, Wolves becomes