Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool FC may have handed Pep Guardiola a summer challenge at Man City

Manchester City have enjoyed a great season, yet, ultimately, everything boils down to Sunday's Premier League finale. Failure to beat Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium could leave City without any silverware to show for their efforts this term; in a results-based business, many would call that a failure.

In contrast, Liverpool, currently one point behind City in the league table, are still in with a chance of winning an unprecedented quadruple. Jurgen Klopp's side have already won the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, and have a Champions League final date with Real Madrid to look forward to at the end of the month.

It begs the question: how can it be that City are in pole position to win the Premier League, but unlike Liverpool, their hopes of winning a trophy weigh entirely on one match?

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There will never be a definitive answer to that question, other than the obvious fact that Liverpool won all of their knockout cup ties and City did not. One feasible explanation for that could lie in the much-debated issue of squad depth.

It's no secret that since his Barcelona days, Pep Guardiola has opted to work with small, neatly trimmed squads. His squads may well be filled with some of the best talents on the planet, but in terms of depth in numbers, they rank nowhere near the top.

The Catalan prefers to work this way as it avoids having bloated squads, full of disgruntled senior players whose discontent at not playing can negatively impact squad morale and create divisions in the dressing room.

Given that Pep has led City to three Premier League titles, four Carabao Cups, one FA Cup and a first Champions League final over the