Man City boss Pep Guardiola has continued the Premier League title race mind games by disagreeing with Jurgen Klopp's claim that his side are not putting pressure on the league leaders.
Liverpool beat Leicester City 2-0 on Thursday night to cut the gap at the top to nine points and have played a game less.
If the Reds win their game in hand, the difference drops to six points with plenty of games left to play.
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This had led to many believing there is a title race and that the Reds have what it takes to overtake City.
However, Klopp played down talk of pushing City and said after the final whistle that his team were not 'in a position to get them on their toes.'
But speaking before City play on Saturday, former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola said that it was possible for Liverpool to not only catch up to but overtake the reigning Premier League champions.
“Just I don’t believe him," said Guardiola.
“Absolutely (it’s possible) and he thinks the same, otherwise he wouldn’t be the competitor that he is. Of course he believes.
“In football, everything can happen. He knows that he has to win a lot of games like we know we have to win a lot of games to fight to be champions again.”
City take on league strugglers Norwich City on Saturday, 24 hours before Klopp's men are in action against another relegation threatened side in Burnley.
