We're 1 point behind them having - arguably - some of best players out for part of the season. Haaland, KdB and Stones. We even had Rodri missing for a few games and we wobbled in the games he didn't play.
Pep is saving the legs for when the pressure games start, we know the score it's what he does every season. Liverpool are starting to rack up the injuries and the same will eventually happen to Arsenal.
When the pressure starts - eg 3 games to go and you're on a late kick off and HAVE to win, that's when we pull out the BIG results. We have too many big game players who've won more than any other player in this league. Ask Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Rodri, KdB, Haaland, Grealish and Foden how you handle winning trophies and compare their answers and experience with Odegaard, Havertz, Enda, Szobosolai etc.
If anyone finishes above us in the league, I'll say fair play they deserve it. The best team in the country always wins the league and if that's Arsenal or Liverpool so be it - we can't win them all. However, anyone who doubts Pep or our players just hasn't been watching us for the past few years. We never really get into full gear until towards the end of the season.
Personally, I think April is almost certain to be the defining month.
Liverpool have Forest away who may be fighting relegation and can be a tricky team to play against. They play Sparta Prague away before us and neither Brighton or Everton are likely to lie down and take a beating. They then go into the final 3 of Spurs, Villa and Wolves and they aren't easy games.
Arsenal have Luton who are battling relegation and have pulled off some decent performances, Brighton, Villa and Wolves are all plenty capable of getting wins and draws and no way will Spurs roll over for them. When they go into the last 3 games against Bournemouth, United and maybe Everton needing a win to stay up that run in looks tricky especially for a team that's won nothing.
I'm not saying either team won't win all these games, but let's be realistic - there's banana skins in the run ins. Drop 2 points and the pressure builds. You need to find an extra 10% in tired legs to beat stubborn teams and sometimes you get a bad VAR call, an injury etc.
I'm still thinking it will be us v Liverpool until the final couple of games and I think we will win it AGAIN! I think we are very likely to win The Treble again if I'm honest.
COME ON CITY!!
