Manchester City will have no problem “closing the gap” on Liverpool this season, claims Shaun Wright-Phillips, with the defending Premier League tipped to “struggle a bit” due to lack of squad depth.
The Reds ran away with the English top-flight crown in 2019-20, breaking a number of records along the way.
Defending that prize will not be easy, after bringing a 30-year wait to a close, as the chasing pack have shown ambition on and off the field in a bid to make the battle for supremacy more competitive.
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Wright-Philips believes City will be the ones to chase Liverpool down and ultimately overtake them, with Pep Guardiola boasting more options at his disposal than Jurgen Klopp can call upon at Anfield – with Liverpool having taken in another quiet transfer window.