Liverpool beat Brighton 1-0 meaning they still remain at the top of the Premier League table.
There is still a long way to go but most pundits feel that the title is now Liverpool’s to lose.
The Reds suffered their first defeat of the campaign during the very first game of 2019 against Manchester City who right now are the only other title contenders – practically.
Both these teams are arch rivals of Manchester United and it would really hurt the Man United fans to see either one of them lift the Premier League title.
But former Man United full-back Gary Neville has a theory as to why Liverpool end their title drought at the end of the season and City should be stopped from defending their Premier League title.
“It is going to be Liverpool or City, they are well in front,” he said on the Gary Neville podcast.
”This is an interesting theory – do you want City to win back-to-back titles and begin a period of domination, which back-to-back titles can feel like?
“Or do you want Liverpool to win the title? A couple of friends of mine said a few weeks ago that they wanted Liverpool to win it and it was the first time I had heard a United fan say they wanted Liverpool to win it over City because they felt it would be a one-off.
“Whereas they felt if City won back-to-back titles, they could go on and win three or four.
“I do not know who is going to win it this season.
“I said City publicly at the start of the season and I have said City always on Monday Night Football when I have been asked,
“But privately in the green room with Jamie Carragher I have been saying, ‘Your lot can win this, they are capable of winning it, they look like a team that can do it’.
“I hope towards the end of the season we get a title run-in.”
Manchester United’s title chase has been over a long time back and this year their main aim would be to finish in the top four and maintain the Champions League status.
Under Jose Mourinho, that too looked impossible but under Solskjaer the club have made great progress and are now just six points away from Chelsea who occupy the fourth spot on the Premier League table.
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