Antonio scored as West Ham nabbed a point against Liverpool.
West Ham United ace Michail Antonio has told Sky Sports that he does not believe Liverpool will win the Premier League title, and reckons Manchester City are favourites ahead of the Reds and Tottenham Hotspur.
Antonio, 28, equalised for West Ham after a clever free-kick from Felipe Anderson against league leaders Liverpool on Monday night at the London Stadium. It cancelled out Sadio Mane’s opener, with the match ending 1-1.
Liverpool’s failure to pick up three points over West Ham means Manchester City have closed the gap to just three points, while Tottenham are only five points behind Jurgen Klopp’s men.
Antonio was asked after Monday night’s draw who he believes will win the Premier League title, and he reckons Liverpool are lacking something City have in the race to lift the trophy.
“It’s a good question, all three teams are coming into form and doing well,” Antonio said. “Liverpool are starting to drop some key points lately. So, I’m going to have to say Manchester City.
“I didn’t sense any [Liverpool] nerves because they’re still playing their free-flowing football. It’s still very attacking. But they seemed rigid in their set-plays, we got in easily. But other than that, they were quality.”
Liverpool struggled to break down West Ham throughout, and looked particularly sloppy at the back. Both Javier Hernandez and captain Mark Noble had big chances to score, but fluffed their lines.
Manchester City could go level on points with Liverpool on Wednesday night as they travel to Merseyside to face Everton, while Liverpool will be hoping their closest rivals do them a favour.
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