Nedum Onuoha questioned the suggestion that Manchester City are faltering as the Blues look forward to a critical set of fixtures in April across three competitions.
Pep Guardiola's side have dropped five points from their last four Premier League games to allow Liverpool to close the gap at the top of the table to a single point, and have also been patchy in their most recent Champions League and FA Cup matches.
The cup draws have handed the Blues a European quarter-final with Atletico either side of their league showdown with Liverpool, followed immediately by a cup semi-final with Jurgen Klopp's side at Wembley.
That has been enough to set some City nerves jangling and neutrals wondering about what kind of form Guardiola's team are in up against a Liverpool side who are currently on a roll.
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