8 points. Such a deficit separates the "Manchester City" football players, who are defending the title of the "Premier" league champions, from the currently leading "Liverpool" club in the tournament.
The situation of "Man City" became even more complicated after an unexpected defeat on Sunday at home to the "Wolves" team with a score of 0:2.
8 points after 8 rounds is the largest lead ever held by a leader in the history of the "Premier" league.
Although "Liverpool" has a solid lead, the champions' coach, Josep Guardiola, is not willing to dramatize the situation.
"The distance is big, I know that," J. Guardiola said on Sunday. "For many reasons, 'Liverpool' has not lost points yet. But it's better not to think about it. It's only October. Many more matches are ahead."
"Man City" has already lost 5 points at their "Etihad" stadium this season - more than in the entire 2018-2019 "Premier" league campaign.
Although the hosts dominated the match against the "Wolves," the visitors managed to defend and created the biggest sensation of the round with two late goals from Adama Traore.
"A bad day. We created less opportunities in attack than usual. We often face teams that defend deep, but we find ways to break through that defense one way or another. Unfortunately, we had problems this time," commented J. Guardiola.
