Jamie Carragher reckons Andoni Iraola will face instant pressure to deliver a Premier League title if Manchester City are relegated following their financial misconduct verdict.
City were found guilty of breaching Premier League regulations between 2009 and 2018, with relegation among the possible consequences. Carragher is convinced that will be the outcome and that it changes everything for Liverpool.
Writing in The Telegraph, the former Liverpool defender argues that without City competing at the top, there is no longer a convenient excuse for falling short. “For Liverpool, Chelsea and United, the timescale to become title challengers changes the moment City hear the outcome of their disciplinary hearing,” he wrote. “The power shift will be instant and dramatic.”
He adds: “We are not in a world in which Iraola can talk about long-term projects. Once the two immediate obstacles to another Liverpool title in the near future are reduced to one, there will be an expectation for his side to make haste.”
City maintain their innocence and have lodged an appeal. Liverpool host them at Anfield on Sunday.
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