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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes “incredible” Liverpool “deserve to be champions”.

Liverpool is on top of the Premier League table with 85 points and four games to play. City is second with 83 points but have five games remaining in their quest to retain a title they sauntered to last season.

Guardiola’s side faces a more difficult run-in, with league fixtures against Tottenham, Manchester United and Leicester, as well as Burnley and Brighton.

Three of Liverpool’s last four opponents are in the bottom half with the other, Wolves, traveling to Anfield on the final day.

City’s domestic and European fate could be decided in the next three games, with their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Tottenham followed by a league meeting with Mauricio Pochettino’s side three days later. The Manchester derby next Wednesday concludes their most difficult run of the final months.

“If we don’t win these games we will be out in two competitions,” he said of the club’s next three matches.

“They are absolute finals for us. Last season in this period we were already champions. But this season we have an incredible opponent in the Premier League: Liverpool.

“Normally the title is won with 84, 86 points – then you are champions. They have 85, so both teams deserve to be champion but one is going to get it.”