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Legendary Manchester United captain Roy Keane (Picture: Getty) Roy Keane has revealed his Premier League title prediction after Manchester City closed the gap on Arsenal with an impressive victory over Liverpool. Man City thumped the defending champions 3-0 in Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th game as a manager to move back up to second in the table. Liverpool won two games in a row before their trip to the Etihad Stadium but underwhelmed as they have done for so much of their title defence to slip to eighth in the table. Erling Haaland broke the deadlock with a deflected header before a Liverpool equaliser was controversially ruled out for offisde. Man City took full advantage of the reprieve and doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time through Nico Gonzalez’s deflected strike. Any faint hopes of a Liverpool comeback were ended on the hour mark as the impressive Jeremy Doku curled home Manchester City’s third. A statement win over the defending champions sees Guardiola’s side climb to second in the Premier League – four points behind early pacesetters Arsenal. Liverpool are down in eighth. Pep Guardiola after Man City’s win over Liverpool (Picture: Getty) The Gunners were six points clear at the top of the table before the weekend but dropped two points away at Sunderland as their brilliant ten-game winning run came to an end. Keane, a seven-time Premier League winner with Manchester United, backed Arsenal to win the title before the season started and is still siding with Mikel Arteta’s side despite Man City thumping Liverpool. ‘I reckon if you asked Pep six or seven weeks ago he would’ve said this season is a rebuilding job. But Man City and Pep have that spark back,’ Keane said on Sky Sports. Manchester City brushed aside Liverpool (Picture: Getty) ‘Haaland is obviously a goal machine, but Foden coming back, the other players making an impact – they’re certainly back in the mix. ‘If he surprised everyone and managed to win the league this year – it would be up there at the top of all of his achievements. ‘The signs are good for Man City – I think they’re back in the mix, but I’ll stick with Arsenal.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page On Liverpool’s chances of retaining the Premier League trophy, Keane added: ‘I think it is crisis time for Liverpool. ‘It’s okay to lose to a club like Man City – it’s a tough place to come. But to lose seven in ten – five league losses already – It has to be a crisis for a club like Liverpool. ‘I thought Liverpool looked like a really weak team today. The manager said he was pleased with the second half, but the game was over! It’s easy to play well when you’re not playing for anything. ‘I thought [Slot’s] assessment of the game was spot on. City looked stronger, technically better and more physical than Liverpool today. ‘[Liverpool] still had moments, they’ve always got quality, but the goals they’re giving away – their decision making – was not good enough. ‘There was a lack of intensity, a lack of energy. The subs, when they came on, looked really soft. I think it is a crisis for Liverpool.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
