City head to Tottenham on Sunday at 16:30 (UK) having cut the gap on leaders Arsenal to just four points.
Lijnders, who faced the media in Friday’s press conference with Pep Guardiola unavailable, was in the Liverpool dugout during many unforgettable title battles in recent years.
And while every game is a huge test this season, the Dutchman says it’s sometimes forgotten how difficult victories were in recent campaigns despite the large points tallies achieved by Premier League champions.
“What I have to say is the Premier League is insane at the moment,” Lijnders said.
“The aggression of all the teams, the quality up front of all the teams. We know each team can create upsets and [they could] at that time as well.
“For sure at that time City and Liverpool, we were really stable in terms of getting points over the line.
“But there were a lot of games that people forget when they were so close in terms of margins, winning 1-0 or 2-0 or last-minute winners. Title races are special.”
Watch the first part of Pep’s press conference in the video player above…
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