Premier League: Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City - 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis

#1. Manchester City and Liverpool get ready for Round 38 of their bout

Who will come out on top come the 12th of May?

Before the season started, several had earmarked City as a seemingly invincible proposition to tackle with the Cityzens having left everyone in their wake last term. Thus, Guardiola’s men had an aura akin to the much fabled character of Ivan Drago.

Yet, like the Russian fighter, they faced their nemesis in the Rocky Balboa-esque Liverpool, a team and a manager not shying away from a fight and matching the other step for step.

Throughout their bout, the pair traded blows and quite significant ones at that. While City had seemingly lost their way in December and January, the Reds stumbled late in January and February.

However, those aberrations aside, these clubs have been unstoppable and there is only a point separating them with a game remaining.

Unfortunately for Liverpool and fortunately for City though, the latter holds all the aces as the 12th of May draws closer. A win for Guardiola’s charges would ensure a second consecutive league title, irrespective of what the Reds manage against Wolves.

Thus, the ball is firmly in the Cityzens’ court and ironically, only a slip by City would let Liverpool in.

The famous Rocky versus Drago bout did indeed end in the former’s favour with his dogged determination turning the tide.

Yet, one gets a sense that this fight between the seemingly invincible and the never say die optimist might just have a different outcome this time round.