Jamie Carragher makes Man City vs Liverpool prediction ahead of mouthwatering title clash

Jamie Carragher has admitted that he can't pick a winner between Liverpool and Manchester City ahead of Sunday's seismic title showdown - but he has conceded that the title race is done and dusted if the Reds lose at the Etihad.

The reigning champions head into Sunday's mouthwatering fixture just a solitary point above their title rivals, who have clawed back a 14-point deficit since the turn of the year. Both City and Liverpool know that a win would put them into pole position to clinch the Premier League crown, with just a handful of games remaining following the mammoth clash in Manchester.

But Carragher believes that both teams are so evenly matched that there might not be a winner. He told the Essential Football Podcast : "I think it’ll be a draw, that’s not sitting on the fence, I just think the teams are so evenly matched and that a draw wouldn’t be the end of the world for either team in some ways.

"If it’s level with 10 or 15 minutes to go, it’ll be interesting to see what the managers do, whether they go for it or settle for a point. Both teams, if it finished as a draw, I think would say okay, we’ve got seven games to go here. The first game was a draw, both teams are so evenly matched, City have a slight advantage being at home but it’s going to be a 1-1 draw for me."

Although a win for Liverpool would be enough for them to leapfrog City - and open up a slender two-point lead - Carragher is adamant that a Reds win wouldn't end the title race. However, he believes that a win for Pep Guardiola's side on Sunday would extinguish Liverpool's title hopes.

He added: "I think it’ll decide the title more if City win – I don’t think it will if Liverpool won. Four points with seven games to go is a big lead.