City aim to fight off fatigue

LONDON. — Manchester City hope today’s meeting with Watford can offer them the same sort of impetus their opponents provided for English Premier League football title rivals Liverpool.

City manager Pep Guardiola has seen his side hit a downturn in their attacking form in recent weeks despite overtaking Liverpool and returning to the top of the table.

Victory over a Watford side smashed 5-0 by Klopp’s side on their last away outing would give them some daylight and heap pressure on Liverpool to get all three points against a Burnley side scrapping to stay clear of the relegation zone.

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, was defiant after Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Everton left City above them for the first time since December with both teams having played the same number of games.

“We are positive – how couldn’t we be positive?” Klopp told the club’s website this week. English Premiership Fixtures (all 5pm unless otherwise stated) Today: Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion (2:30pm); Cardiff City v West Ham United; Leicester City v Fulham; Newcastle United v Everton; Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur; Huddersfield Town v AFC Bournemouth; Manchester City v Watford (7:30pm).

Tomorrow: Liverpool v Burnley (2pm); Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers (4:05pm); Arsenal v Manchester United (6:30pm).—