London (AFP)

If the draw at Everton (0-0) Sunday postponed the announced coronation of Liverpool, the 31st day of Premier League between Tuesday and Thursday offers the Reds the opportunity to conclude, even if it will require the help of Chelsea , which challenges Manchester City.

8 days from the end, Liverpool have a 20-point lead over City, which never gives up, since it successively strangled Arsenal (3-0) in a late game and then Burnley (5-0) on Monday evening.

On Wednesday, a Reds home victory against Crystal Palace will not yet end the 30-year wait since Liverpool's last title.

At the same time, Pep Guardiola's men should be hooked up to Chelsea to unblock the situation.

A scenario seems particularly tempting for fans of big show: if City does not yield ground on Liverpool during the next day, the decision would be postponed to the 32nd day and a Manchester City-Liverpool which could be a passage from witness from one champion to another ... or instill doubt in the Reds.

- Lack of speed -

But before getting lost in these conjectures, Liverpool will have to find a little punch in attack that it missed on Sunday.

Deprived of Mohamed Salah, the Reds mostly sinned by lack of execution speed, despite good intentions and a satisfactory athletic level after three months without competition.

"I liked the level of intensity of the match on the part of my guys, the high pressing, but I did not really like their rhythm. It is not something that one can force", has admitted Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp after the match.

It will undoubtedly have to go up a notch against Crystal Palace, which made a very good impression for its recovery in Bournemouth (2-0) and which did not abdicate any European ambition with its 9th place only 4 points from Manchester United (5th).

For Manchester City, the match at Chelsea (4th) will be important enough in itself not to think about what will do or not his rival.

"The Premier League is over with Liverpool, but there are six or seven teams fighting for the Champions League," Pep Guardiola said when the championship resumed.

Even if he awaits the result of his appeal to the Arbitration Tribunal for Sport (CAS) against his exclusion from any European competition for two seasons, City makes it a point of honor to deserve qualification on the field.

- The Wolverhampton surprise -

With 17 points ahead of United, the first virtual non-qualifier for the C1, City can see it coming, but, failing to have been able to keep pace with the Reds' impressive regularity this season, he wants at all costs to be the "champion" of Liverpool chasers.

The Citizens will also keep an eye on Leicester, 3rd to 9 points from second place, who will receive the poorly ranked Brighton, not yet completely saved with his 5 units ahead of the red zone, despite his twist victory against Arsenal Sunday (2-1).

The "United duel" between Manchester and Sheffield, 7th at 2 points, will also be worth a look, especially since the first leg ended with a 3-3 in the improbable scenario: led 2-0 after 52 minutes, the Red Devils had scored three times in seven minutes before dropping two points at the very last minute.

We will also have to watch Wolverhampton (6th) who, without making any noise, has the same number of points as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men.

The reception of relegationable Bournemouth (18th), in bad shape since he has lost 8 of his last 11 games, could allow the men of Nuno Espirito Santo to get closer to Europe and perhaps even Chelsea, who do not count than 5 more units.

The program (in French hours):

Tuesday:

(19:00) Leicester-Brighton

(9:15 p.m.) Tottenham - West Ham

Wednesday:

(7:00 p.m.) Manchester United - Sheffield United

Newcastle - Aston Villa

Norwich - Everton

Wolverhampton - Bournemouth

(9:15 p.m.) Liverpool - Crystal Palace

Thursday:

(7:00 p.m.) Burnley - Watford

Southampton- Arsenal

(9:15 p.m.) Chelsea - Manchester City

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