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As quoted by The Manchester Evening News, Ilkay Gundogan has delivered a huge warning to Liverpool over this season's Premier League title race.

What did he say?

Manchester City edged out Jurgen Klopp's side to the league on the final day of the season, thus retaining their status as champions from the year before. However, their start to the current campaign has been less than auspicious, and they already find themselves eight points behind the flawless Reds.

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Despite their indifferent beginning, Gundogan has insisted Pep Guardiola's men's previous experience will count them in good stead over the coming weeks and months.

He said: "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."

Battle cry

After seeing Liverpool rack up an incredible eight wins from their opening eight games, City may be forgiven for sitting back and thinking just how on earth they go about stopping this juggernaut. The answer? Just ask themselves really.

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As Gundogan points out, the Citizens were seven points behind the Reds heading into their clash with Klopp's side on January 3 earlier this year. The Merseyside club had enjoyed a 20-game unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign, and Roberto Firmino's second-half equaliser looked to clinch a huge point at the Etihad. However, Leroy Sane's winner cut the gap to four points, and as they say, the rest is history.

Make no mistake about it, City will take inspiration from their comeback. And the Reds will be anxiously worrying about letting it slip. Gundogan's message is a reminder that the title race is far from over.