Brendan Rodgers concedes Premier League title to Manchester City

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has claimed that there is "no doubt" that Manchester City will go on to win the Premier League title following his side's dramatic 3-3 draw against Crystal Palace this evening.

The Reds missed the chance to move three points clear at the top of the table despite having a 3-0 lead with just 12 minutes to play at Selhurst Park.

A collapse in the dying stages allowed the Eagles to launch a remarkable comeback to nick a point, and Rodgers admitted that the result was a "bitterly disappointing" blow for his side.

"It is 99 goals we have scored, which is a phenomenal achievement by the team - but you have to defend. It is no good scoring all those goals if you defend as we did tonight. There is no doubt. Manchester City will go on and win it," Rodgers told BBC Sport.

"We needed to win to keep the pressure on going into the last game and we did not do that. You have to have that maturity to see it through and we did not do that. It was bitterly disappointing and I would expect Manchester City to go on and win their two home games.

"Congratulations to Crystal Palace, they produced a great fightback and punished our mistakes."

Liverpool are now just one point clear of City, who have a game in hand and superior goal difference over the Merseyside outfit.