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Manchester City are (as ever) long odds-on to see off Newcastle on Sunday but the outcome of this fixture largely depends on how Pep Guardiola's side respond to the devastation of their midweek Champions League exit.
The reality is that City simply cannot afford to dwell on those staggering events in the Bernabeu because in all likelihood they will have been replaced by Liverpool at the summit of the Premier League by the time they take to the Etihad pitch.
If Liverpool were to drop points against Spurs on Saturday evening then it would really take the pressure off City but that's an unlikely scenario given the way the Reds are playing, so City need to refocus on the job in hand if they are to hold on to their Premier League crown.
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