Jamie Carragher says he modified his stance on Manchester City’s Premier League title aspirations after they signed superstar goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from PSG.
Donnarumma produced one other superb performance to assist 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 tip of the summer transfer window, welcoming him to the Etihad Stadium in a deal value £26m.
James Trafford looked set to be City’s No. 1 this season following his £31m move from Burnley however 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 superb save to maintain out Alexis Mac Allister and deny Liverpool some extent at the tip of an exciting Premier League clash on Sunday.
Manchester City looked set to slide nine points adrift of leaders Arsenal after Dominik Szoboszlai smashed home a superb free-kick.
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Pep Guardiola’s side trailed with just ten minutes remaining but still left Anfield with the three points because of late goals from Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland.
Carragher continues to be backing Arsenal, now with a six-point lead, to win their first league title since 2004 but insists Donnarumma is able to firing Man City to the Premier League trophy.
‘At first of the season, I didn’t think there was any way Man City could win the league due to the goalkeeping situation,’ Carragher said on Sky Sports after Man City’s win over Liverpool.
‘Nobody wins a Premier League without a fully great goalkeeper and there’s little question 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 might win a league without signing someone of that calibre.’
Man City’s matchwinner Haaland also heaped praise on Donnarumma, hailing him because the ‘best goalkeeper on the planet’.
‘You saw it within the second half, Liverpool managed to play good football,’ Haaland said.
‘Have a look at Gigi [Donnarumma] the save he makes, it’s incredible. That shows why he’s the very best on the planet.
‘Let’s be honest, this place is so tough to come back to and we knew this. We began well and we managed to remain in it and never surrender.
‘In the long run, that is what we’d like to maintain doing. We’d like to begin winning games. That’s what matters. Easy 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 motion on Thursday night against London rivals Brentford.
The gap at the highest of the table could possibly be just three points by the point Arsenal travel to west London as Manchester City face Fulham the night before.
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