Premier League: Manchester City's showdown with Liverpool could define a new era in English football

By Jack Bantock, CNN

Updated 1030 GMT (1830 HKT) April 8, 2022

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(CNN)No trophy will be lifted at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, but when the dust settles on this Premier League season, April 10 may well be remembered as its defining date.

On paper, Manchester City's impending showdown with Liverpool is no more significant than any other 'title-deciding' fixture between the two leading teams that often surfaces towards the end of a Premier League season. Both teams will still have another seven games to navigate and come full-time on Sunday, the largest the gap could be extended would be — if City were to win — a mere four points.And yet — at the risk of tempting fate and beckoning the