Pundits all saying the same thing as Aston Villa prepare for Man City clash amid Liverpool chase

Aston Villa take on Manchester City on Sunday afternoon (4pm kick 0ff) in the final game of the Premier League season, which could see Steven Gerrard's squad play a major role in the title race.

City currently sit just one point ahead of Liverpool, who will take on Villa's local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers to end their season - which could still be marked with a historic quadruple by Jurgen Klopp's men. Here is a round-up of the predictions made by Michael Owen, Mark Lawrenson and Paul Merson...

Lawrenson expects City to beat Villa again and seal the title with a convincing 3-0 win. He told BBC Sport: "We've seen in the past few weeks how good Manchester City and Liverpool are when they go behind in games, not just when they are bossing them and in front.

"City have lost once in the Premier League since the end of October - that's how good they are. It's a similar story with Liverpool too, and both teams are simply miles ahead of everyone else.

"So, if there is any sort of setback for City or indeed Liverpool during Sunday's games - let's just say one of them is a goal down at half-time - you know they are both capable of recovering from it and finding a response.

"I don't see that scenario even happening though. We know how good this City team is, and I fully expect them to go on and clinch the title without another wobble like the one we saw at West Ham."

“I've been involved with the beautiful game for far too long to think of this as a foregone conclusion, but I genuinely don't think Villa will have enough to beat Manchester City,” he told Sportskeeda . “Guardiola and his players shouldn't have taken it until the last day, but they are still in control of their own destiny and should get the job done.

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