Mark Hughes' Manchester City side did his former employers a massive favour in drawing 1-1 at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool are now seven points behind leaders Manchester United with 12 games left.

And City boss Mark Hughes summed up the situation, saying: "Manchester United will have to slip up now, and they do not do that very often.

"There are still a lot of games to go, but it is very much in their hands and they will have to lose three games now. You cannot see them doing that."