Liverpool-Man City rivalry lacks key ingredients, but two could be added to make it the greatest by May

Jamie Carragher ignited the debate ahead of last weekend. “Liverpool versus Manchester City has become the greatest, most intense and highest quality rivalry in English football history,” he said in his Telegraph column.

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FootballFernandinho to leave Manchester City at end of season, Guardiola caught by surprise3 HOURS AGO “I can hear the dissent from Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea fans as I argue this. There are plenty of head-to-heads worthy of comparison.” The comments got the desired reaction, and after Sunday’s 2-2 draw played out and left the Premier League title race still in the balance, Carragher added on Twitter afterwards: “You now all know why I said this is the best rivalry we’ve ever had!” /> The next instalment falls on Saturday, with Liverpool and City going head to head at Wembley for a place in the FA Cup final, while both are aiming to book their places in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday – both holding leads in their respective quarter-final ties.

Liverpool or Man City? It’s 2-2 close to call ‘Like a boxing match’ says Klopp as Guardiola jokes ‘Liverpool are so annoying!’ De Bruyne: The schedule is tough – Liverpool and Man City’s run-in analysed Liverpool are still chasing the quadruple, City the treble, and though the trophy hunt for at least one side will narrow down come Saturday evening, the tightness of the title race means it will not be until May when a league champion is crowned. It will be the third season in four where City and Liverpool have finished as the top two, and it is this consistency