John Stones reckons Man City’s greater experience in close title races could help them see off Liverpool this season, and dispelled one particular narrative heading into this weekend’s crunch clash.
The Liverpool v Man City rivalry has lit up the Premier League in recent seasons. City edged out the Reds in 2018/19 by a single point to leave Jurgen Klopp’s side empty-handed despite notching 97 points.
City withstood the pressure in the latter stages of that campaign, winning their final 14 matches in a row to show they could not be broken mentally.
Liverpool roared back in style the next year, amassing 99 points to lift their first Premier League title.
An unprecedented injury crisis scuppered their title defence the year after, but in the current campaign, the two great rivals are once again waging a fierce battle to be crowned champions of England.
The two clubs square off at the Etihad on Sunday with just a single point separating them in the table.
And via ESPN, City centre-back John Stones explained why City have what it takes to hold off Liverpool’s charge after they erased an earlier 14-point deficit.
2019 title race will serve City well – John Stones
“It came down to the last game [in 2019], so we’ve been in these situations before and the experience of that time we definitely learned from,” said Stones.
“We went 14 games unbeaten and we know every game is so important to us.
“We don’t get sucked into all the outside noise and concentrate on…
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