The former Reds striker wrote for the Sunday World: "Is the Premier League title race over already?
"Not quite yet, but we are getting close to the point of no return for Chelsea and Liverpool ahead of their mammoth showdown at Stamford Bridge today.
"A draw is no good for either side and a defeat could be fatal to the title hopes of Thomas Tuchel's Blues and Jurgen Klopp's Reds.
"Coming on the back of a hectic and consuming Christmas period that has been dominated by the latest boom in Covid cases and a long list of cancelled matches, we just don't know what to expect in this afternoon's game.
"Yet both sides know that a defeat is unthinkable and that's why we should be in for a compelling contest.
"City's lead at the top of the table is already sizeable and I don't see them dropping too many points in the second half of the season.
"So it means the loser of this afternoon's clash between Chelsea and Liverpool may be out of the title picture, which is a pretty miserable place to be in the first match of 2022."
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