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- Manchester City, with Erling Braut Haaland, face a crucial match against Aston Villa.
- If they lose, and league leaders Liverpool win their game against Sheffield United, the gap between the teams will be six points.
- Several experts consider Liverpool the favorite to win the Premier League.
- Manchester City have not found top form this season, while Liverpool have strong momentum.
- A win for Manchester United against Liverpool will help City in the golden race.
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MANCHESTER (Dagbladet): Manchester City host Aston Villa at 9.15pm.
It can be win or lose in the gold fight. Haaland and co lose. – while league leaders Liverpool beat Sheffield United tomorrow – the gap will be six points. Now the alarm is going full blast in Manchester.
– City cannot afford to concede points, writes major newspaper The Sun today.
NERVES: Just a win is good enough for Erling Braut Haaland and Pep Guardiola. Photo: NTB
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In England, several experts consider Liverpool the favorite to win the Premier League.
– I think it will be Liverpool. There is a lot of emotion at Anfield at the moment, says Jack Gaughan to Dagbladet.
He is a football reporter for the Daily Mail and follows Manchester City closely. Liverpool have 67 points, Arsenal 65 and City 64 in the golden game. All teams have played 29 games.
FOLLOWING CITY CLOSELY: Jack Gaughan, Daily Mail football reporter. Photo: Tore Ulrik Bratland
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– City have not found top form at any point this season. It looks like Liverpool have some momentum. It will be difficult to top them, believes Gaughan.
– It also looks as if Arsenal will keep cooking. Last season they were relegated. It will be exciting to see if they have the mental strength to continue.
Some will possibly object that there are “nine games and a long time left in the season”. But that’s not how it works at this level. Liverpool have only lost two of their 29 games in the Premier League. It will take a lot for them to concede three points.
HAS PRESSURE ON HIMSELF: Pep Guardiola met the media in Manchester yesterday. Photo: NTB
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Even Guardiola had to “sell himself” at a press conference yesterday. Manchester United host Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday.
– Who do you agree with? the City boss was asked.
– I will always support United.
– Really?
– No, not really. But still …
Responded to questions
A United win will naturally help City in the golden race. For the Etihad team, making history again is of vital importance. No club has won the Premier League four times in a row. Now City can do it.
Guardiola says he is not too concerned about his legacy. He wants to create experiences here and now. But when the big teams are to be ranked in the future, four league golds in a row will naturally hang high.
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The same applies to two The Treble in succession. City cannot therefore let themselves down for a single second against Aston Villa tonight.
Coach Unai Emery and the Villa players, for their part, want to retain fourth place. In the opposite match at Villa Park in December, they won 1-0.
For Haaland, it would be good to have another goal. Since returning from injury on 31 January, he has scored just four goals in nine Premier League games.
DAILY STAR TODAY: Football expert Roy Keane believes Erling Braut Haaland resembles a League Two player. – Nonsense, replies coach Pep Guardiola.
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It’s OK for any other tip. But for the Norwegian, the standards are higher.
He has 18 goals in the series, 29 in total. Last year he finished with 36 goals in the Premier League, 52 in total.
– Haaland has had a good season, but not exceptional, Gaughan points out.
– Last season was exceptional. Now he is a victim of expectations – because of the season he had last year.
Kick-off: 21.15.
