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City’s imperious form puts all the challengers under unbearable pressure. Do Liverpool have the nerves of steel to respond? If they don’t have nerves of steel, will luck do? And does there come a point at which repeated doses of luck crystallises into something more durable?

 

Christian Eriksen didn’t have his best ever game in the North London derby. Another Dublin date with destiny weighing on his mind or is he simply a little bit scared of mad dogs?

 

Meanwhile as often happens after a disappointing result, the Manchester United bus has hit a few player-shaped speed bumps.

Jacob Steinberg was at Southampton to see Mark Hughes’ last match in charge of the Saints, as Michael Obafemi contributed with an assist to their 2-2 draw against United.

Plus there’s Fergie’s boneyard, Southgate on Brexit, Victor Hugo, irrelevant Dier, Mick McCarthy filling the space and the “era of the gamesman”.

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