Jurgen Klopp's final season in charge of Liverpool, who fell out at the end of the season. In the FA Cup quarter-finals against Manchester United, Liverpool were beaten 3-4. In the last 6 games, Liverpool won 2, drew 1 and lost 3. Among them, in the Premier League, Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United, 0-1 Crystal Palace, 3-1 Fulham, 0-2 Everton, in the Europa League two-legged meeting with Atalanta, Liverpool lost 0-3 at home, won 1-0 away and was still eliminated.
Liverpool have lost the FA Cup and Europa League in succession, and in the Premier League table, Liverpool is temporarily in second place, three points less than the top team Arsenal, and one point ahead of third place Manchester City, although Manchester City has two games less. The Premier League title race has changed: Liverpool are out early, and the top favorite is unbeaten in 17 rounds and is close to winning the cup.
Liverpool could have won the quadruple but were likely to win the Carabao Cup. Eliminated by Manchester United in the FA Cup and drew with Manchester United in the Premier League, these two double reds will be a big blow to Liverpool, affecting Liverpool's morale and directly causing Liverpool to continue to slump. Liverpool have two Premier League home games to play, facing Tottenham Hotspur and Wolves, and two away games against West Ham United and Villa.
With Liverpool's current state, it is difficult for them to continue to negotiate with Manchester City and Arsenal, and Liverpool's schedule is more difficult, and there is almost no hope of winning the championship. To be precise, Manchester City are infinitely close to the Premier League title.
As long as Manchester City win all six of their last six games, then the title is gone. Manchester City will play Wolves and West Ham United at home and Brighton, Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur away. Arsenal will play Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United away and Bournemouth and Everton at home. In terms of the difficulty of the 2-team schedule, Manchester City has the advantage.
Manchester City have been very consistent, especially in the closing stages of the season, when they were too stable. In the last 17 rounds of the Premier League, Manchester City has won 13 and drawn 4 to remain unbeaten. In the previous three seasons, the Premier League title belonged to Manchester City. In Pep Guardiola's coaching career, he coached Barcelona to win 3 La Liga titles in 4 seasons, 1 runner-up, 3 years in charge of Bayern to win the Bundesliga championship every year, 5 Premier League titles in the first 7 seasons of Manchester City, and 1 runner-up season.
Pep Guardiola's side are good at playing the league and the league results are dominant. With Manchester City's pressing power, squad depth and championship experience, this year's Premier League champion should be Manchester City again.