Jamie Carragher has already warned Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag how much time he will be given to bridge the gap on Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.
Change is coming at Old Trafford and Ten Hag has stepped into the line of duty as attentions turn to his much-needed rebuild.
A calamitous season for United saw them drift away from title contention by the November internationals - while they were also unable to obtain Champions League qualification as they finished a staggering 35 points behind City with their neighbours crowned as Premier League champions on the final day.
Liverpool missed out on the title by a single point and those two sides - under Guardiola and Klopp - have pushed the 100-point mark regularly over the last four or five campaigns to form a duopoly at the summit.
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