Steven Gerrard has changed his Premier League title prediction from Arsenal to Manchester City after City’s 3-0 win at Anfield, not a 3-2 victory. Speaking on The Overlap, Gerrard said: “Before a ball was kicked, I fancied Arsenal to just carry on, but now, what are we, six, seven games in? I’d put my money on Manchester City, having seen what I’ve seen yesterday.”
The result was decisive but different from the account’s description. City won 3-0 at Anfield on Sunday, October 11, through goals from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki. Ryan Gravenberch’s second yellow card in the 62nd minute proved pivotal, with City scoring three times in 13 minutes after the dismissal.
City’s win maintained their perfect start: six victories from six league matches and 18 points, three clear at the top. The article’s claim that City were “just three behind the Gunners” is therefore backwards: Arsenal were three points behind City, not the other way around.
The claim that Arsenal entered the campaign “10 points clear of their nearest rivals” is unsupported. Arsenal are the defending champions, but no source cited in the available reporting establishes that they began the season with a 10-point advantage. That sentence should be removed or replaced with the verified position after six matches: City lead Arsenal by three points.
Gerrard’s reasoning focused on City’s strength and squad depth, particularly after seeing Doku’s impact from the bench. “They’re just so strong, and then you see the bench, you see Jeremy Doku,” he said. “I think Doku would walk into 99 percent of the teams in the Premier League.”
The historical comparison needs correction. Gerrard’s famous slip came in Liverpool’s 2-0 defeat by Chelsea on April 27, 2014, during the 2013-14 title run-in. City won that season’s title by two points over Liverpool; Liverpool did not finish “two points behind” City in the sense implied by the article’s later wording, and Arsenal did not finish runners-up to City in 2017-18—Manchester United did.
The reference to City’s “2011 title-winning campaign” is also incorrect. City won their first Premier League title in 2011-12, not 2011. Their high line and compact defensive structure have been features of later Guardiola-era sides, but the article should not attach that description to a non-existent 2011 title campaign.
Arsenal’s 2022-23 comparison is also inaccurate. Arsenal finished second, five points behind City, not third and one point behind. The article’s claim that Arsenal have “two games in hand” is likewise unsupported by the available reporting and should be removed unless independently verified.
The verified core of the story is Gerrard’s reversal: he initially expected Arsenal to retain the title, but after City’s perfect start and emphatic Anfield win, he now backs City. The rest of the historical parallels and league-table claims should be corrected or removed because they do not match the verified record as of October 12, 2026.
