Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp makes prediction for Man City vs Aston Villa clash
Jurgen Klopp cannot see Manchester City failing to overcome Aston Villa in their last Premier League game of the season, admitting that his Liverpool team will not win the title.
The Reds travel to Southampton on Tuesday night for their penultimate league match of the season, knowing that a win would leave them just one point behind City at the top of the table.
A win at St Mary’s would bring the Premier League title battle down to the wire, but it would also require Liverpool to win at home against Wolves and hope that City slips up at home against Villa.
Klopp admits that this is unlikely, especially given that Aston Villa must play Burnley on Thursday before visiting the Etihad on Sunday.
The German also does not see Pep Guardiola’s team losing two games in a row after recovering from behind to tie 2-2 with West Ham on Sunday.
“I don’t know when the last time City dropped points two games in a row, historically,” Klopp told a press conference on Monday.
“So, Aston Villa has to play in midweek [against Burnley], I’m sure they’re not used to that and as much as I’m sure they are professionals and these kind of things, they want to go at City, but City is a pretty good football team.
“I don’t expect City to drop points there. But it has no influence on our game for tomorrow.
“In our ideal world we go to the last match day one point behind, from today’s point of view that would be the perfect scenario and that’s what we try to do.”
If Liverpool lose at Southampton on Tuesday, the title race would be ended and City will be proclaimed champions, while a draw would almost certainly deliver the trophy to the defending champions.
If Liverpool merely returns from the south coast with a point, they will be three points behind City going into the final game, as well as seven down on goal difference, necessitating a bizarre turn of events to crown them champions.
Klopp was also correct in stating that City rarely lose points in consecutive league games, with the last time this occurring in December 2020 with back-to-back draws against Manchester United and West Brom.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp makes prediction for Man City vs Aston Villa clash
