The second best placed team in the championship can only aim for a total of 84 points, so the title is very close to City
First defeated last weekend in 2021, Manchester City returned to the field to show that the defeat to United was just an accident on the way to winning the title of the Eredivisie.
The team of Pep Guardiola host of Southampton, being the first of the last ten matches covering the 2020-21 season Eredivisie.
Although it is true 28 game unbeaten streak and 21 win streak came to an end, City is now fighting for something “simple”: become champions as soon as possible. But how long will it be for those led by Guardiola 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, top of the table.
The second best placed team in the championship can only aim for a total of 84 points, this means that City needs 20 units to guarantee the title without relying on any result.
Manchester City you could look for six wins and two draws, or five wins and five draws, or seven wins to break the 20-point barrier. This, of course, in a scenario where Manchester United win all the remaining games, which is difficult, but not impossible, as Guardiola pointed out.
“Nobody expected us to win 21 games, so anything could happen. United can still win of course. There are still ten games left and we have to win six or seven to become champion. We will now try to win the championship. to win first. ‘, said the Catalan strategist.
In addition to Southampton, City will compete against Fulham (away), Leicester (away), Leeds United (home), Aston Villa (away), Crystal Palace (away), Chelsea (away), Newcastle United (away), Brighton (away) )) 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 (visitor).