Jamie Carragher names Man City's biggest challenge in Premier League title race with Arsenal

Jamie Carragher believes Saturday's game against Liverpool will go a long way to defining Manchester City's season as they battle for the Premier League title with Arsenal.

City welcome Jurgen Klopp's side to the Etihad on Saturday lunchtime, looking to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to five points before the Gunners host Leeds United. Pep Guardiola's side have a game in hand on their title rivals in a race that looks set to go to the wire.

For so many years it was Liverpool battling for top spot, but Klopp's men have endured a torrid season by their recent standards. But a 7-0 win over Manchester United was proof they can still blow teams away and Carragher believes his former side will still have plenty of say on the race, starting on Saturday.

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"For all Liverpool’s difficulties this season, aside from when City and Arsenal play each other, they are the greatest challenge remaining in the league," Carragher wrote in his column for the Telegraph.

"It was City who ended Liverpool’s quadruple hopes a year ago. Jürgen Klopp will be desperate to put a dent in Guardiola’s treble push this time. This will not be how Klopp wanted or planned it, but the logic over the next two weeks is not dissimilar as in previous years for those wanting to celebrate in May.

"Whichever side beats Liverpool will feel like they are a step closer to winning the league. If City succeed and Arsenal do not, the treble talk will get louder."

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