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MARTIN KEOWN: Winning the tug of war with Manchester City is the key behind Liverpool's Premier League glory... now it is time for Pep Guardiola's side to respond

Liverpool took it to another level. They knew if they were to be crowned champions they had to match Manchester City stride for stride and then some.

City got 98 points in 2019 and 100 the year before. They set incredibly high standards. But then Liverpool went and blew them away. To have won 28 of their 31 Premier League games is phenomenal.

I look back at our rivalry at Arsenal with Manchester United and how we pushed them and they pushed us. That's what great rivalries do. I liken this battle for the title to a game of tug of war.