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Manchester Evening News
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Joe Bray

Man City can't rely on outside help to win 'extra point' in Liverpool FC title race

If you want something doing, do it yourself.

Pep Guardiola must have been shouting at the TV screen when tuning into Manchester United's latest humiliation on Tuesday night. He said he would be watching their trip to Manchester City's title rivals Liverpool, hoping for a much closer encounter than he saw.

Not only did United fail to take points off Liverpool, but they kindly boosted their goal difference by four huge goals. In a title race that could yet come down to the tightest of margins, that could be worth an extra point. City's objective against Brighton was clear - to win and return to the top of the table. A secondary objective would have been to chip away at Liverpool's superior goal difference in what should have been an easier fixture this week.

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