Liverpool could face Man City again this season as exactly what needs to happen for Premier League title play-off emerges

Manchester City and Liverpool could lock horns one more time this season due to little known rule surrounding a potential Premier League play-off match.

This season we have been treated to one of the most intense title races in Premier League history, with three clubs separated by just one point with ten games remaining.

Arsenal currently lead the way ahead of Liverpool and City but Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp's sides remain the two favorites to walk away victorious ahead of Mikel Arteta's men.

While it's a highly unlikely scenario given the rarity of such circumstances aligning, the competitiveness between Liverpool and City in recent seasons has kept the idea alive.

With both teams consistently performing at a high level, it's not an entirely implausible scenario that there would be a need for a playoff match to determine the champion. However, Premier League rules and regulations make this outcome extremely remote, but the possibility adds to the excitement and drama of the title race.

The regulations for tie-breakers in the Premier League are relatively straightforward. If two teams finish level on points, the first tie-breaker is goal difference. If goal difference is also level, the next criterion is goals scored. If there's still a tie, the head-to-head record between the teams is considered, followed by the away goals scored during their head-to-head encounters.

Crucially, Liverpool and Manchester drew 1-1 at both Anfield and the Etihad, effectively eliminating the final two tie-breakers making the prospect of a one-off match much more probable.

Klopp and Guardiola- Getty

Essentially if Guardiola and Klopp finish the season with equal points, goal difference and goals scored the play-off will be on.

As it stands City sit below Liverpool with a +35 goal difference compared to their +39. Liverpool are also slightly ahead of their rivals in regard to goals scored with just two separating the two sides.

With all the variables so close, the prospect of a one-off match to decide the Premier League could actually be on the cards.

Here is a potential run-in that would result in the play-off via liverpool.com:

Liverpool 1- 0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manchester City 1- 1 Arsenal

Manchester City 2-0 Aston Villa

Liverpool 2- 0 Sheffield United

Crystal Palace 0- 2 Manchester City

Manchester United 1- 2 Liverpool

Manchester City 2- 0 Luton Town

Liverpool 2- 0 Crystal Palace

Fulham 0- 2 Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur 0- 2 Manchester City

Nottingham Forest 0- 2 Manchester City

West Ham United 0- 2 Liverpool

Liverpool 0- 2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester City 2- 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Aston Villa 0- 2 Liverpool

Fulham 0- 2 Manchester City

Liverpool 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manchester City 2- 0 West Ham United

Brighton and Hove Albion 0- 2 Manchester City

Everton 0- 2 Liverpool

Topics: Manchester City, Liverpool, Premier League, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp

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