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Hannah Pinnock

'I’d buy a ticket' - Ralph Hasenhuttl makes Liverpool Man City Premier League claim

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has been speaking about Liverpool's crunch Premier League clash with Manchester City and says it's a game he'd 'buy a ticket for'.

The Reds currently sit just one point behind their title rivals in the table ahead of the highly anticipated fixture at the Etihad. Little has separated the two teams this season and the race is expected to go right to the wire.

Last time the two teams met, they only managed a 2-2 draw at Anfield after City responded to both of Liverpool's goals with one of their own.

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Hasenhuttl will be familiar with both sides having faced them on numerous occasions in the Premier League, but he admitted it was Jurgen Klopp's men that have caused him the most problems so far.

“I’d love to watch both of these teams all the time," he told his press conference on Friday. “I’ve very often spoken about how good Manchester City are and I’d say that Liverpool are probably the team we have had the most problems against.

“They are both fantastic for the Premier League and I think a lot of leagues in Europe are looking at England and saying how fantastic the title race is. It’s not like this every year but, for example in Germany, they’re looking to see how they could improve it because it’s always the same team that wins the league.

“It should be a great game on Sunday. As a fan, I’d buy a ticket for it.”

Southampton are one of just a few teams to take points off Manchester City this season following their 1-1 draw back in January. Their meeting back in August also ended in a 0-0 draw.

Liverpool, however, still face a trip to St Mary's in their penultimate league game, but they'll be confident as the match at Anfield earlier in the campaign was a comfortable 4-0 win for the Reds.

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