Jamie Carragher after Manchester City’s win over Liverpool (Picture: Sky Sports)
Jamie Carragher says he changed his stance on Manchester City’s Premier League title aspirations after they signed superstar goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from PSG.
Donnarumma produced another superb performance to help Man City beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield and keep the title race alive.
Man City launched a surprise move for the Italian shot-stopper towards the end of the summer transfer window, welcoming him to the Etihad Stadium in a deal worth £26m.
James Trafford looked set to be City’s No. 1 this season following his £31m move from Burnley but the England U21 star was immediately displaced by Champions League and Euros winner Donnarumma.
Donnarumma has been kept busy this season in a Man City team still yet to hit their top form despite being involved in a tense title race with Arsenal.
The 26-year-old produced a brilliant save to keep out Alexis Mac Allister and deny Liverpool a point at the end of a thrilling Premier League clash on Sunday.
Manchester City looked set to slip nine points adrift of leaders Arsenal after Dominik Szoboszlai smashed home a brilliant free-kick.
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Gianluigi Donnarumma after Man City’s win at Anfield (Picture: Getty)
Pep Guardiola’s side trailed with just ten minutes remaining but still left Anfield with the three points thanks to late goals from Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland.
Carragher is still backing Arsenal, now with a six-point lead, to win their first league title since 2004 but insists Donnarumma is capable of firing Man City to the Premier League trophy.
‘At the start of the season, I didn’t think there was any way Man City could win the league because of the goalkeeping situation,’ Carragher said on Sky Sports after Man City’s win over Liverpool.
Erling Haaland scored an injury-time winner (Picture: Getty)
‘No one wins a Premier League without an absolutely great goalkeeper and there’s no doubt about Donnarumma, a Champions League winner who was won the Euros with Italy.
‘They’ve got a goalkeeper who can win the league. Before they signed him, there was no way they could win a league without signing someone of that calibre.’
Man City’s matchwinner Haaland also heaped praise on Donnarumma, hailing him as the ‘best goalkeeper in the world’.
“It is more than three points today”Roy Keane says Man City will have a huge psychological lift after beating Liverpool at Anfield 😤 pic.twitter.com/jGMEa7iYws— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 8, 2026
‘You saw it in the second half, Liverpool managed to play good football,’ Haaland said.
‘Look at Gigi [Donnarumma] the save he makes, it is incredible. That shows why he is the best in the world.
‘Let’s be honest, this place is so tough to come to and we knew this. We started well and we managed to stay in it and never give up.
‘In the end, this is what we need to keep doing. We need to start winning games. That is what matters. Simple as that.’
Arsenal continued their title charge with an emphatic 3-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday, £64m summer signing Viktor Gyokeres scoring twice against the Black Cats.
Mikel Arteta’s side, bidding to clinch Arsenal’s first Premier League title in 22 years, return to action on Thursday night against London rivals Brentford.
The gap at the top of the table could be just three points by the time Arsenal travel to west London as Manchester City face Fulham the night before.
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