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After winning the first six games of the season on the trot, everyone expected Pep Guardiola to run away with the title as he had done so many times before in La Liga and Bundesliga. However, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss then suffered a mini-slump at least three times this season and he is now assured of finishing a season without a trophy for the first time in his relatively short career.
It was a rude wake-up call and Guardiola soon realised that he had to adapt his methods to get results in England. The type of football played in the Premier League was a culture shock of sorts and the Catalan boss soon realised his squad was not up to the mark – especially in defence – in spite of investing heavily in the summer.
Manchester City have three games left this season – Leicester City (home), West Bromwich Albion (home) and Watford (away). Technically, Leicester are still the defending champions and have played well since the departure of Claudio Ranieri.
Craig Shakespeare has brought a semblance of order back to the Foxes and they could give Guardiola another run for his money. The reverse fixture saw Leicester thrash them 4-2 with Jamie Vardy grabbing a hat-trick. But Leicester have played with caution on the road and this could end in a draw.
However, they did beat West Brom 4-0 and may do so again with Tony Pulis’ side having nothing to play for. But with the game at the Etihad, the Baggies may park the bus as they have done against top sides in away games. The game against Watford could also see City winning.
Based on those results, City could finish with 76 points.
