Man City next six fixtures compared to Premier League title rivals Liverpool and Chelsea

24.01.2022 - 21:48 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Manchester City are heading into a crucial period in the race for the Premier League title.

Following the winter break, Pep Guardiola's side will be heading into a month of difficult games which includes the Manchester derby.

A draw away at Southampton, coupled with Liverpool's victory at Crystal Palace and Chelsea's triumph over Tottenham, before the current break means that the title race is far from over.

With that in mind, MEN Sport has taken a look at the next six fixtures for all three of the title hopefuls to see how it is shaping up going into the back straight of the season.

Guardiola's men start February with two games which look winnable on paper against Brentford and Norwich.

Dean Smith's Canaries have enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence just before the winter break while Thomas Frank's Brentford showed City not too long ago that they are no pushovers.

Spurs on February 19 could be difficult with the North London club having only lost once in the league since Antonio Conte took the hotseat while Everton will hope to have that 'new manager bounce' by the time the Citizens roll into town.

Next up is the big one against United which is always hard to predict before a trip to Crystal Palace which won't be smooth sailing as Liverpool found out on Sunday.

February 9 - Brentford (H)

February 12 - Norwich (A)

February 19 - Tottenham (H)

February 26 - Everton (A)

March 5 - Man Utd (H)

March 12 - Crystal Palace (A)

If Jurgen Klopp's Reds win their game in hand they will be just six points behind City while still needing to face them before the end of the campaign.

Liverpool start February with games against underperforming Leicester City, Burnley and Norwich City.

A three-week break from Premier League action then follows