Liverpool legend John Aldridge has picked two games where Manchester City will lose the title race.

The former Reds striker won the title at Anfield back in 1988 and believes he knows who City's toughest tests will come against.

“You may be surprised to see the Palace v City game on my list of potentially decisive fixtures, but it's there for good reason," Aldridge explained in his Irish Independent column.

“City's draining schedule includes the FA Cup semi-final against Brighton at Wembley, a Champions League quarter-final first leg at Tottenham's new stadium the following Tuesday before they face Palace at Selhurst Park and the return European leg against Spurs.

"The Manchester derby is another fixture that could see City dropping points away, but we can't just look at the big games as being decisive when the pressure is this intense."