But thats the problem isnt it, the ifs. We dont know when that Leeds game will be thrown in to the mix, could be at a time they have a full and fresh squad back.
And we know a win at city is anything but a banker. Were as likely to drop whatever points they drop to.
Ideally we need to win all our games, and see them lose at least 3. Will we win every game? Will they lose 3?
We will beat Leeds, and when we do, that's 3 points nearer the target.
City don't have to lose many games, even a couple of draws is enough to get us back in the race, provided we win our own games. We will have another game in hand from the League Cup final weekend.
3 years ago we were 10 points ahead of them at Christmas. 6 weeks later, we were second. A lot can happen in this league in a short period of time. Converting doubters into believers is half the battle.
There wasn't much to write about this game, except it showed that we have options to win games convincingly when Salah and Mane are not around. It also put the ott post mortems over the 0-0 half time score in a 2 legged cup semi final, in their place.
At least we've wrapped up second spot now, and I hope the pundits who told us we would just be fighting for the top 4, or out of it completely, have a pie to eat handy. So now there's only one other rival's results for us to focus on every week.
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