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Hannah Pinnock

'He knows' - Richard Keys makes major Liverpool and Pep Guardiola prediction after Man City defeat

Richard Keys fancies Liverpool to win both the Premier League and Champions League this season and says they're 'better' than rivals Manchester City.

The Reds closed the gap at the top of the table to just six points this weekend after their win over Norwich City on Saturday was followed by City dropping three points at home to Tottenham Hotspur.

Liverpool can reduce the deficit to just three points if they're to win their game in hand against Leeds United on Wednesday night, but the title race is well and truly open.

Keys says Jurgen Klopp's men are 'better and stronger' than City and could be successful both domestically and in Europe this season.

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"Twitchy bum time has come early for Guardiola and his team, although they probably don’t know that yet," he wrote in his latest blog post.

"And they might not even have realised yet exactly what Kane did Saturday evening. From being nailed on they’re now by no means certain.

"I fancy Liverpool. And I fancy Liverpool in Europe as well. Why? Because they’re better. They’re stronger. They can grind wins and they’re not afraid of City.

"There’s a reason Guardiola called them a ‘pain in the arse’ before the Spurs game. He knows.

"He also knows his team are pretty. They they’ll win nine out of 10 games by three or four goals. And in those nine games they don’t need a proper centre forward.

"But in the big ones they do. At crucial moments they do. ‘Aguerooooooooo’. I can’t think of a better example."

Saturday was City's third league defeat of the campaign so far, their first was also against Tottenham on the opening weekend of the season.

Crystal Palace are the only other team to defeat Pep Guardiola's side this term as the London club earned a 2-0 win over the current champions back in October.

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