Jamie Carragher’s title race prediction ahead of Arsenal & Man City next Matches

If Manchester City defeats Everton, Jamie Carragher thinks they will defeat Arsenal to win the Premier League.

Arsenal, who have played one more game than City but trail by one point, will face Brighton later on Sunday at Goodison Park.

The Citizens play Chelsea, Brighton, and Brentford the next weekend, while the Gunners face Nottingham Forest and Wolves.

On paper, City’s remaining schedule appears to be more challenging, particularly with the crucial Champions League semifinal matchup against Real Madrid still to come, but Pep Guardiola’s team is still the clear favorite to win the league for the fifth time in six years.

Carragher also thinks that even though Everton will be a difficult opponent, if City wins the game, they will win the title and possibly the triple crown.

‘City’s recent win over Arsenal was the biggest game of the season in terms of the title race, but in a different way Sunday is even more significant,’ the Liverpool legend told The Telegraph.

‘Everton versus City is consequential in terms of the clubs’ place in history. A City Treble or Everton relegation would be their respective pinnacle and nadir. When did English football last host a game between two of its biggest, most historic clubs which carried such weight at both ends of the Premier League?

‘If there is a winner, the managers and players will say there is more to be done but supporters will feel like it is mission accomplished and celebrate like a cup final triumph.

‘It is impossible to see City dropping four points in any of their remaining games post-Goodison, and there is no way Everton are going down if they pull off an unlikely win. City are on the threshold of matching the most glorious chapter in English football.

‘After Goodison, the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid and FA Cup Final versus United will be the last obstacles to the Treble.

‘Given the timing in between two emotionally and physically demanding European games – and the context in terms of how fired up the opponent – the trip to Everton could be the toughest remaining game in City’s quest.

‘My suspicion is that Guardiola’s side will have to scrap as hard as they have had to all season to secure three points. If City win, there will no longer be a belief that they can win the Treble. It will become an expectation that they will do so.’

City hasn’t dropped a game in any competition since the beginning of February, but they will be wary of an Everton team that crushed top-four challengers Brighton 5-1 last Monday.