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Carragher pinpoints City weakness
If Liverpool are to overtake Manchester City and win the Premier League, Jamie Carragher believes it will come down to the Citizens’ lack of a striker.
Pep Guardiola failed in an attempt to sign Harry Kane at the start of the season, not that it has harmed the top-flight leaders so far.
But ex-Reds defender Carragher feels that it could still come back to haunt the champions as they look to retain their crown.
Carragher said: “Liverpool have the slight edge in attack and, in terms of goals per game, they have scored 85 goals, Man City 80.
“We talk about Man City not having a striker, but the goals are still absolutely phenomenal.
“But Man City’s top scorer is [Kevin] De Bruyne with 11, and for Liverpool it’s [Mo] Salah with 22. There’s a big difference.
“Man City obviously spread the goals out a bit more, but the numbers in terms of their top scorers show Liverpool have a big advantage in attack.
“If Man City are to drop points, it would be down to the fact they could have games where they fail to score.
“Man City have failed to score in four games this season — Liverpool only one — and they have only scored once in seven games too, so that’s 11 games where they have scored one goal or zero goals.
“So, you think if Man City are going to drop points, it must be from a 0-0. There’s been evidence of that this season in games that we’ve seen.”
Positive point for Leeds
Jesse Marsch was pleased to see under-par Leeds battle to a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace.
The Eagles had the best of the chances in a hard-fought game at Selhurst Park, yet the visitors held on for a vital point in the battle for Premier League safety.
It moves them five points clear of Everton in 18th — though the Toffees do have a game in hand — and three clear of Burnley.
Marsch said: “We, as a group, were a little bit disappointed overall with the performance but we have to look at this as a positive.
“Two clean sheets in a row, it’s a big point that gets us closer to the ultimate goal. It was a night where we bend but don’t break. The guys are disappointed but the point was valuable.
“Some of the things in possession that we wanted to try to make little connections, we weren’t able to establish enough to do that.
“After 16 days, it was not easy to get game sharpness. But the mentality to fight for everything was there.
“These games are incredible. They’re tight, every second and every moment can help them in both directions.
“Being physical and defending in real ways and winning duels is going to be important for how I want us to play.”
