"Much bigger test". Mark Lawrenson states his prediction for Fulham vs Manchester City

  Manchester City are preparing to face Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. The Cottagers celebrated a 1-0 victory over Liverpool in their recent game, while City beat Southampton with a 5-2 score. Ahead of the game, BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson has stated his prediction. "Fulham were fantastic at Anfield last weekend and fully deserved their victory over Liverpool. With three months of the season to go, they have given themselves a fighting chance of staying up, and you just know they will give it a good go in this game too. "This is obviously a much bigger test, though. Manchester City's long winning run was ended by neighbours Manchester United but I think that defeat could end up doing Pep Guardiola's side some good. "In my time playing for Liverpool, we would go on long unbeaten runs or whatever and they became the focus in the media. They shouldn't be. Sometimes it would almost be a case of 'thank god for that' when we lost, just so people would stop throwing those numbers at you all the time. "Also, a defeat at the right time can concentrate the mind for the tests that are to come - the old 'short, sharp shock' if you like, because there is nothing worse than your players starting to think that you can't be beaten. "Apart from the fact it was against their rivals, Sunday was probably a 'good' defeat for City, because it is not going to stop them winning the Premier League." Lawrenson's score prediction: 0-2    source – BBC / Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!

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