Monday 6 March 2017 07:42, UK
Manchester City could yet pip Chelsea to the Premier League title this season, says Jamie Redknapp.
City's 2-0 win at Sunderland on Nissan Super Sunday means Pep Guardiola's side are eight points off Chelsea having played the same game, with the Blues going to London rivals West Ham on Monday Night Football.
Guardiola's City have won four on the trot now in the Premier League, and looked devastating in spurts on Sunday, prompting Redknapp to insist the title race is not over.
"This year? They could still do it. Eight points, level games, without a doubt. They're the team that possess so much quality and could go on a 10-game unbeaten run. There's no doubt at all.
"Look at Sane, Aguero, Sterling, being able to bring on De Bruyne. If you're a City fan watching at home or going home from this game today, I'd be thinking: 'This is so exciting.'
"The Achilles heel is at the back, how does he sort that out? You've got a situation where I don't think Kolarov is a centre-back long term, I think John Stones can be, and if they can get the right partner from him, I think they can win the league for years to come, no doubt."
Goals from Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane either side of half time gave City the three points, keeping up the pressure on Chelsea after Tottenham also won earlier on Sunday, a 3-2 victory over Everton.
In the Super Sunday studio, Graeme Souness said Guardiola has instilled a higher work-rate to the City side of late, and admits they could be the side to beat in the next five or six seasons.
Souness said: "They were very good. When you watch City, when you think about Barcelona when they were at their very best, the thing that caught the eye today was the possession, the clever movement, the clever passes, and sometimes the wonderful goals at the end of it.
"But what you don't notice so much is the amount of work, they put into the game to get the ball back. City ran over 3km more than Sunderland today.
"Sunderland kept giving the ball away, and it's because City kept going after them and harassing them. That's a skill, to be able to that collectively, it's something you have to work at very hard and right now they are doing it very well.
"They're destined to be successful, they will end up being the team to beat in the next five or six years, because the manager will be given time and they will be given the funds to go out and get the very best."
Manchester City host Stoke on Wednesday night looking to make it five victories in a row in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports 1.
