The second best placed team in the championship can only aspire to add a total of 84 points, so the title is very much in the hands of City
Defeated for the first time in 2021 at the weekend, Manchester City returned to the tracks to prove that the defeat against United was just an accident on their way to winning the title. Premier League.
The team of Pep Guardiola receive at Southampton, being the first of the last ten games remaining to end the 2020-21 campaign of the Premier League.
While it is true that the 28-game unbeaten streak and 21-win streak came to an end, City is now fighting for something “simple”: to be champion as soon as possible. But how much longer will it take Guardiola-led players to win the most coveted trophy in English football?
Manchester City have 65 points (before facing Southampton), 11 points above Manchester United, 12 more than Leicester City and 15 more than Chelsea, clubs that are in the top positions of Manchester City. classification.
The second best placed team in the championship can only aspire to add a total of 84 points, which means City needs 20 units to secure the title without depending on any result.
Manchester City he could look for six wins and two draws, or five wins and five draws, or seven wins to overcome the 20-point barrier. This, of course, in a scenario where Manchester United wins all the remaining matches, which is difficult, but not impossible, as Guardiola pointed out.
“Nobody expected us to win 21 games, so anything can happen. United, of course, can still be champions. There are ten games left and we have to win six or seven to be champions. We will try to win the first one now,” he said. ‘Catalan strategist.
In addition to Southampton, City will face Fulham (away), Leicester (away), Leeds United (home), Aston Villa (away), Crystal Palace (away), Chelsea (home), Newcastle United (away), Brighton (visitor) and Everton (local).
United’s schedule is as follows: West Ham (home), Brighton (home), Tottenham (away), Burnley (home), Leeds (away), Liverpool (home), Aston Villa (away), Leicester (home) ), Fulham (home) and Wolverhampton (away).