The battle of Tianwangshan, Manchester City drew 2-2 at home to Liverpool, the Premier League table, still maintain a weak 1-point lead over Liverpool, in the case of only 7 rounds of the league, I believe many people think that Manchester City's Premier League championship has basically stabilized, in the general impression, the strong Manchester City will be difficult to lose points again, will end with a record of 7 consecutive wins.
However, the author believes that such a view is a bit premature, and in the battle against Liverpool's King's Hill, Manchester City is undoubtedly the better side, they have created more scoring opportunities, but they have a huge advantage, but it has not been converted into a victory, which may be the biggest problem facing Manchester City.
Previously, Guardiola summed up the draw with Southampton in an interview and said that Manchester City has performed very well many times and firmly controlled the situation of the game, but sometimes the game is very strange, Manchester City played not so well, maybe it is a 4-0, 5-0 victory, played a very good game, but it is delayed to rewrite the score.
The weakness of the front is actually the biggest problem that Manchester City has faced this season, and the current top scorers in the team are De Bruyne and Sterling, who have also scored 11 goals, and De Bruyne is both a father and a mother in the game, and he has to organize the attack, and he has to be responsible for scoring goals, even defensive steals.
Previously, I once thought that Manchester City played system football and did not need the role of the star, for example, last season, De Bruyne was injured most of the time, Manchester City still performed very well, but last season there was a special situation, Liverpool team in a large area of injury, Chelsea is still in the run-in period, for Manchester City, does not pose too much of a threat, and this season, if Manchester City does not have De Bruyne, it is difficult to imagine what manchester City will be like.
Against Liverpool, Sterling and Mahrez both wasted excellent scoring opportunities, and teams that wasted opportunities are usually punished, and Manchester City failed to seize the perfect opportunity to extend the lead, and in the following games, it was difficult not to make the same mistakes.
For example, Wolves and West Ham United are both teams known for their fierce fighting, the former is the best defensive team besides Big 3, the latter's playing style is also very simple and direct, which are teams that can cause trouble for Manchester City, and now Manchester City does not have a needle like Kompany, whether the key moment can continue to be magical, is a big question mark.