What a difference half a week makes. Manchester City were out of the title race on Sunday evening, and nobody knew where the next win would come from.
Fast forward to Wednesday, and they were already eating into Liverpool's lead and started to look like their usual selves. There were still some nervy moments against Nottingham Forest, some experiments that didn't always work, and three more players picked up injury or illness issues.
But considering the torrid form before it, this could prove to be the most important three points of the season. ALSO READ: Man City just found the best position for Jack Grealish after three years - and it was obvious ALSO READ: I saw Man City make two subtle changes to pre-match routine to stop losing run - it worked instantly That will only be the case if City manage to haul themselves back in a title race that looked beyond them.
Having slumped to fifth and 11 points behind Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, three days later that gap was cut to nine and the Blues are back in the top four.
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