Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan says the two matches against Liverpool will be crucial to their title hopes this season.

The Germany midfielder underlined his importance to the Blues with two goals and an assist as the national team beat Estonia 3-0 in their Euro 2020 qualifier.

And he said that anyone writing off City at this stage have short memories.

Gundogan says the experience of last season is fresh in their minds: “The situation is not a new one for us - we were seven points behind in January of last season, which is a house number, a big gap.

“But we play against Liverpool twice more, we have the direct duels and we can cut the gap to two points. Everything is still on."