At this point, there is virtually no race for the Premier League title, as Liverpool should waltz to their first domestic crown since 1990. Pep Guardiola has even said so himself. If the Reds were to slip up, however, the onus would then fall on Manchester City to make things interesting.

While the likelihood of Liverpool falling short seems unlikely given their current record-setting pace, Man City can move back into second place and cut the gap between the two sides to 11 points with a win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium on Friday (Watch live, 2:45 p.m. ET on NBCSN and NBCSports.com).

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As for Wolves, Nuno Espirito Santos side can climb as high as fifth with a victory over the two-time defending champions. After starting the season slowly (no wins from their first six game 0W-4D-2L), last seasons seventh-place finishers are back for another crack at the PLs top-six. This time thanks to Arsenals horrid struggles, Tottenham Hotspurs regression and Manchester Uniteds continued mediocrity Wolves look the best bet to become the first side to break into the top-six since Leicester City won the title in 2016.

Injuries/suspensions

Man City: OUT John Stones (hamstring), David Silva (leg), Aymeric Laporte (knee), Leroy Sane (knee)

Wolves: OUT Willy Boly (ankle), Morgan Gibbs-White (back)

Projected lineups

Man City: Ederson Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Mendy Rodrigo, Gundogan Mahrez, De Bruyne, Sterling Jesus

Wolves: Patricio Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss Doherty, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny Traore, Jimenez, Jota

What theyre saying

Guardiola, on Liverpools form: When a team has 16 victories from 17 [games], its unrealistic to think we are going to chase them. Its unrealistic right now. We have to try to win our games, secure Champions League for next season and then you never know, no? If they drop a couple of games, and we win and win, I dont know. When one team lose one game in the last 53 or 54, Im not optimistic that they are going to lose four or five in ten or eleven games because they are incredibly strong.

Nuno, on a packed schedule: Its going to be very tough, I think all of the managers are concerned and rightly so. Im particularly concerned because Ive been saying this; the schedule doesnt make sense, its absurd. For all the teams. Of course, there are teams that have three days [between matches], but I dont know the particular reason why its us as Wolves who have less hours, but its a concern for all the managers and for all the players. We have to survive. We have to survive. Lets see what happens. We will train tomorrow, then we prepare to play Man City, and well see. Lets try and survive.

Prediction

After a brief period of up-and-down results, Man City looked to be back to their best in dismantling Leicester City last weekend. Now, Sergio Aguero is back in action after missing four games due to a thigh injury, which makes Wolves task that much taller. However, if theres a side thats built to react and counter against 60 percent of possession, as City will have, it might be Wolves. Itll be a challenge for City, but theyll come out on top in the end. Wolves 1-2 Man City.

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