Man City 2 Liverpool 1: player ratings Just 11 millimetres. No more. It may be the difference between this Premier League title race being over, with Liverpool the champions-elect, and back on as Manchester City dug deep to eventually reduce their lead to just four points when it could have been 10. On a night of high-drama Pep Guardiola’s side inflicted Liverpool’s first league defeat of the season, after 22 games, but had John Stones not astonishingly cleared the ball off the line when the game was goalless then the destiny of the campaign could have been settled, already. Goal-line technology showed Stones did so before the remaining 11 millimetres of the ball had crossed. For Jurgen Klopp this was a bitter, frustrating loss especially after his team had drawn level following Sergio Aguero’s opening goal. Tactically he may, also, have got it wrong with his midfield selection while Guardiola varied his approach, often going long to hit his front three and with Fernandinho the combative, dominant force. Tottenham Hotspur are still in this title contest, as well, and this was also a good result for them if they have genuine ambition to challenge. City, though, had to win. And…