Liverpool host City at Anfield this afternoon
Harry Redknapp believes the title race is already over.
Manchester City head to Anfield this afternoon with a seven-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, and with one game in hand.
Jurgen Klopp’s men have failed to recapture the scintillating form they showed last season on their way to winning the title, and are currently fourth in the table.
Defeat today would make catching Pep Guardiola’s side an almost insurmountable challenge, and would see the visitors taking a huge step towards seizing back the trophy they conceded last season.
City have won their last eight league matches, while Liverpool’s shock home defeat against Brighton on Wednesday means they have won just two of their last eight games in the competition.
Speaking ahead of today’s clash, former Tottenham and West Ham boss Harry Redknapp told the Sun: “A month ago it was a title race I thought would go down to the wire.
“Now I’d say we’ll be lucky if it’s still any sort of contest by the time we get to Easter.
“In fact, forget that. In my eyes the Premier League is over already, certainly in terms of who will be champions.
“The strangest few weeks in the strangest of seasons means whatever happens at Liverpool on Sunday, Manchester City will win it at a canter.
“So much for my view that six or seven teams could still be in with a shout come late April.
“As far as I’m concerned, the only battle now is for second place. And the way City are going, a poor second at that.
“Since I said we were in for a 1970s-style season, when you could throw your hat over half a dozen teams, City haven’t dropped a point.
“In fact they’ve only conceded one goal — two if you include the FA Cup at Cheltenham — while everyone else has stumbled at some stage.
“That’s a real pity, because we’d all have loved to be on the edge of our seats going into the last fortnight.
“But this race is over, believe me.”
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