Charlie Nicholas tips Manchester City to close gap on Liverpool

Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas believes Liverpool will drop points against Manchester United giving their ‘noisy neighbours’ the chance to close the gap on Liverpool.

The Reds have never been in a better position to beat United in the Premier League era despite Jurgen Klopp’s awful record at Old Trafford as Liverpool manager.

They will travel to Old Trafford On Sunday on the back of a 17-game winning streak with a nearly fully fit squad to face an injury-stricken United side that has made the worst start to a season for 30 years.

Having said all that, Charlie Nicholas has sensationally claimed that Liverpool will drop points while Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 5-1.

“This is do or die for United and a day of credibility for them to try and get a point, which I think they will do. They will scrap and sit in, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows that – they will not play expansively here,” he wrote in his Sky Sports column.

“Man Utd will not want to get beat and walk away. This is a ‘parking the bus’ kind of game, in which they cannot take a risk. If they get beat and Liverpool embarrass them, then it could spell even more danger for Solskjaer.”

Jurgen Klopp’s side is eight points above Pep Guardiola’s and will be hoping to maintain that healthy lead until Manchester City travel to Anfield at the start of November.

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