Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy have offered firm predictions on whether Manchester United can compete with Liverpool for the Premier League title.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have enjoyed a resurgence in the Premier League of late, winning six of their last seven in the top tier before a 2-2 draw with Leicester City on Boxing Day.
Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes bagged goals for United at the Foxes, only for Harvey Barnes and an Axel Tuanzebe own goal to ensure a draw.
Liverpool are now just four points clear of United ahead of their fixture against West Brom this afternoon, but pundits Shearer and Murphy don't believe Solskjaer's men can sustain a title challenge.
Gary Lineker posed the question after analysis on Match of the Day of United's draw at Leicester, with the pundits providing swift replies.
Lineker asked: "Realistically, can any of these sides (Leicester and United) win the title? Only if something goes wrong at Liverpool?"
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Murphy responded: "I can't see it. I think Liverpool are too strong and too confident."
Shearer added: "(Both teams) challenging for top four."
Lineker has previously commented on the title race and insisted that it's Liverpool's trophy to lose. Earlier this month he tweeted following the Reds' 7-0 win over Crystal Palace: "Feels likely that @LFC will once again run away with the Premier League. On a different tier."
