Bernardo Silva thought Manchester City had blown their title defence when they lost at Newcastle United last week.
A 2-1 reverse at St James' Park handed Liverpool the chance to go seven points clear with victory over Leicester City.
But Harry Maguire cancelled out Sadio Mane's opener to ensure a loss of two points for the Reds and West Ham's Michail Antonio did likewise against Jurgen Klopp's team on Monday.
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In between those games, Pep Guardiola's men saw off Arsenal 3-1 thanks to a Sergio Aguero hat-trick and goals in stoppage time at the end of each half from Aymeric Laporte and Gabriel Jesus sealed a 2-0 win at Everton on Wednesday – moving them above Liverpool on goal difference for the first time since December, albeit having played a game more.