Jamie Carragher believes the Premier League title race is wide open after Manchester City dropped points for the third successive match to slip to third behind Liverpool and Arsenal.
Pep Guardiola's side played out a 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening, which comes after recent draws with Chelsea and Liverpool. As a result, the reigning champions now sit three points behind leaders Arsenal and one behind Jurgen Klopp's men.
Much was made ahead of the current campaign regarding whether City would be able to find the desire to put together another title-winning season on the back of claiming the treble and cracks are certainly beginning to show in this team.
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Arsenal and Liverpool will have been watching on in delight at Spurs' ability to take home a point from the Etihad, with each club seeing their hopes of top-flight glory further boosted.
Reacting to City's stalemate with their north London opponents, former Anfield favourite Carragher told Sky Sports: "I know you [Micah Richards] don't want to hear this but, for neutrals, it's good to see City drop points. You think of them winning the treble last season and you're thinking, 'who is ever going to stop them?' You feel like you've got a title race now. You saw where Arsenal were last season and City still pegged them back. It feels like it could go to the last months of the season because of the situation City find themselves in."
Pushed further on whether tonight's scoreline with lift the spirits of the current top two in the division, Carragher continued: "Of course, without a doubt.
"If you
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