Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has warned if the club lose to Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final their Premier League title challenge might be hampered.
City head to the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening with a slender 4-3 lead after a scintillating first leg encounter last Tuesday at the Etihad. They sit one point clear of Liverpool with four games remaining in the Premier League. Both sides have been near faultless this year - Liverpool have picked up 38 points from 14 games and are unbeaten in the league in 2022. City meanwhile have 33 points in 14 matches. Richards, who made 245 appearances for the club during a 10-year-spell from 2005 to 2015, is full of confidence in their title chances but is wary of the impact a Champions League exit could have on the squad.
“The only thing is, if Man City were to go out in the Champions League, that could knock the confidence,” he told Sky Sports after City’s 4-0 win over Leeds United on Saturday.
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