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Gary Neville says Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola now faces “the biggest job he’s probably ever had in football” to regain the title from Liverpool.
And the Sky Sports expert claims the Reds will have received a huge boost from yesterday’s events.
Guardiola’s men were at the end of a 5-2 loss at home to Leicester City.
Scores were tied at 1-1 before the break, but Jamie Vardy inspired his team to victory by sealing a hat-trick in the second half.
Neville believes the result could already have a significant impact on the title race.
He said: “[Man City] They were so good in the first 25 minutes, but as soon as Leicester broke them a couple of times, you felt like, psychologically, they just damaged them.
“Some of the wounds from last season are reappearing. The mistakes that cost them the title. You can certainly get to this Manchester City four behind much faster than before. They don’t seem to react in transition higher as they did.”
Addressing the challenge for Guardiola now, Neville added: “Is it fair to say that while he’s on the touchline today without a title last season, he has the biggest job he’s probably had in football right now ?, to come back to win the title.
“I could go two seasons without him because they look good behind Liverpool compared to what we saw at Stamford Bridge last week.”
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The Reds take on Arsenal tonight, following the 2-0 win over Chelsea mentioned by Neville.
And the former Manchester United great sounded a warning about Klopp’s charges, despite the campaign still in its early stages.
He said on Sky: “We know the standard Liverpool is setting. When you think about the business they have done in the last week.
“I know it is early, but Liverpool will be watching this [City vs Leicester] I play and they will gain confidence from this. You do.
“It is not that they are thinking that they are going to win the league because the City is not in that.
“There is a long way to go, but when you see your main opponents lose like this, it gives you encouragement. It makes you feel stronger.”
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