Jamie Carragher admits Liverpool will find it ‘tough’ to win the Premier League title race… but claims Manchester City cannot be called a ‘super club’ until Pep Guardiola’s side lift the Champions League
- Liverpool are three points shy of Man City with an inferior goal difference of four
- Ex-Reds defender Jamie Carragher has conceded their title chance may be gone
- Carragher says the Champions League is preferable and feels City need to win it
- Jamie Redknapp believes it is ‘a matter of time’ before City enjoy European glory
Liverpool face a stiff task to win the Premier League but are a bigger club than Manchester City because of their Champions League success, says Jamie Carragher.
Jurgen Klopp’s contenders are three points and four goals behind City after their rivals at the top capitalised on their game in hand by beating Newcastle 5-0 – putting the reigning champions on course to successfully defend their title with three league games remaining.
Former Liverpool stalwart Carragher told Sky Sports: ‘It will be tough for Liverpool now, especially with that goal difference – it was vital, City getting the two final goals.
Jamie Carragher says Man City are not a ‘giant’ club because of their Champions League failure
‘I’d pick Champions League [over winning the Premier League]. I said that six weeks ago.
‘How many leagues are there in Europe? Only one team can win the Champions League.
‘You’re not seen as a giant of a club until you win the Champions League. That’s a fact.
‘In terms of Man City’s owners and Pep Guardiola putting Man City up there to be one of those super clubs, you’ve got to win the Champions League.’
City travel to Wolves and West Ham and host Aston Villa in their remaining fixtures after being dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid in extra time in the semi-finals.
Carragher said: ‘Manchester City’s next two away games are not easy and they’ll have done really well to get six points.
‘If Man City win those two games, I’ll take my hat off to them as they are not easy games.
‘Halfway through the season, I don’t think anyone thought Liverpool would be involved in the title race.
‘Liverpool dropping points [at home to Tottenham on Saturday] is obviously disappointing – but if you look back at the whole season, they dropped too many points in the first half of the season.’
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