Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City and Liverpool deserve the title race to go to the final day of the Premier League season.
The two have been the dominant forces in English football for the last five years and City's dropped points at West Ham on Sunday means that - regardless of Liverpool's match at Southampton in midweek - the equation for Guardiola and his team is much simpler though: beat Aston Villa at the Etihad and win the league.
Many thought the league was done and dusted as early as December - one bookmaker paid out on City winning the league after 19 games - but an absorbing second half of the season has seen Jurgen Klopp's challengers close the gap on the defending champions. The Blues missed the chance to move four points clear ahead of their final fixture to pile the pressure on Liverpool for their game with Southampton, but after coming back from two goals down the point could prove crucial in the final reckoning.
