It all comes down to this. Steven Gerrard wants to stop Man City but Liverpool face the Premier League’s goalkeeper of the season. Then there’s the bottom…
Game to watch – Manchester City v Aston Villa
It all comes down to this. City win and the Premier League title is theirs. Villa win or draw: Liverpool can nick No.20.
City should complete the job. They are at home to a side with little else to play for other than a top-half finish. Which should provide some motivation for the Villans since they haven’t managed that in 11 years, even if it looks a tall order.
Then, of course, there is the Steven Gerrard sub-plot. The former Liverpool captain, try as he might to play it down, will be aching to help out his former side by taking points off City.
City have been here before. A decade ago, looking to deny Man Utd their 20th title, Bobby Mancini’s men went into the final game of the season at home against a side they were expected to beat and they very almost f***ed it. Wayne Rooney isn’t convinced they weren’t given a helping hand, which certainly won’t be available to them on Sunday.
At Brighton in 2019, they had a similar objective: win and be champions. They did and they were – but only after coming from behind to triumph 4-1. For tense excitement, neutrals would perhaps prefer a similar scenario. Maybe Philippe Coutinho doing Liverpool another favour in addition to helping them rob Barca of £142million. City fans would be grateful for the bowel-settler of an early goal. Handily for them, City have that in their locker. Only that 2018/19 title-winning side have scored more often in the opening 15 minutes than Guardiola’s current team.
So it is on Gerrard to be the turd in the punch at Pep’s party…
Player to watch – Jose Sa
Meanwhile, down the road at Anfield, the Premier League’s best goalkeeper will be looking to establish himself as this generation’s Ludek Miklosko.
Sa is certainly Wolves’ best hope of denying Liverpool…
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