straight to your inboxLiverpool are bracing themselves for a more competitive Premier League title race next season, led by Manchester City.The newly-crowned Champions will take on the team they have replaced as league winners on Thursday, with City recognising their rivals' success by giving them a Guard of Honour.Liverpool are 23 points ahead of City with seven games remaining, having dropped points in just three games this season.
However, manager Jurgen Klopp says he does not expect such a gap between first and second to exist next year, as he anticipated a much-improved City side.He said: "I saw that last season we can give them a proper fight to collect points to be around in decisive moments.
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