The psychology of football is a very complicated subject and Manchester City’s mental resolve will be tested to the limit over the coming weeks.
Liverpool have been scheduled to play ahead of their Premier League title rivals for the next three weeks. It’s been a trend of countless title races between the two sides: City put on the pressure first, Liverpool respond with a win, Liverpool does the same, City also win.
So, when is actually the best time to play in an intense title race – first or second? To analyse this, let’s look back at how the mouth-watering 2018/19 run-in played out.
